Funeral poverty

‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
Funeral poverty

‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral

Bereaved people face ‘significant barriers’ while trying to organise council funerals, research by Quaker Social Action has found

Funeral poverty: Can you afford to die?
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Funeral poverty: Can you afford to die?

The death of a loved one is already a grief-filled saddening time without the added pressure of money on top. Dani Garavelli investigates the true cost of bereavement

Pauper’s funerals cost UK councils £5.4 million last year
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Pauper’s funerals cost UK councils £5.4 million last year

Investigation reveals a third of public health funerals were down to bereaved families being unable to afford the burial

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