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