Funeral payments from the Government’s Social Fund peaked at over £90 million in 1994-95. In 2015-16 only £40 million was paid out. Parliamentarians will meet to debate funeral poverty in the House of Commons this morning (Weds 14 September), seeking ways to help the 10-12% of people for whom any unexpected expense in life, including…
Funeral payments from the Government’s Social Fund peaked at over £90 million in 1994-95. In 2015-16 only £40 million was paid out. Parliamentarians will meet to debate funeral poverty in the House of Commons this morning (Weds 14 September), seeking ways to help the 10-12% of people for whom any unexpected expense in life, including…
Funeral payments from the Government’s Social Fund peaked at over £90 million in 1994-95. In 2015-16 only £40 million was paid out. Parliamentarians will meet to debate funeral poverty in the House of Commons this morning (Weds 14 September), seeking ways to help the 10-12% of people for whom any unexpected expense in life, including…
Responding today to the Sun Life Cost of Dying report 2016, the National Association of Funeral Directors said it showed that people were now spending more on probate legal fees than on the services of a funeral director. The report highlighted that on average lawyers’ charges were £2,929 for administering an estate, compared to the…
Responding today to the Sun Life Cost of Dying report 2016, the National Association of Funeral Directors said it showed that people were now spending more on probate legal fees than on the services of a funeral director. The report highlighted that on average lawyers’ charges were £2,929 for administering an estate, compared to the…
Responding today to the Sun Life Cost of Dying report 2016, the National Association of Funeral Directors said it showed that people were now spending more on probate legal fees than on the services of a funeral director. The report highlighted that on average lawyers’ charges were £2,929 for administering an estate, compared to the…
