The National Association of Funeral Directors attended the debate on the Government’s Social Fund Funeral Payment in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 14 September. It was extremely encouraging to see MPs from across the UK debating this nationwide issue and we would like to thank Gavin Robinson MP (East Belfast) for calling the debate. It attracted…
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…
The NAFD is encouraging funeral directors and members of the public to urge MPs to take part in tomorrow’s (Wednesday, 14 September) Parliamentary debate on the Social Fund Funeral Payment. In desperate need of reform, the Funeral Payment covers all necessary disbursement costs in full, but since 2003 has only provided £700 towards other costs, most notably, funeral directors’…
The NAFD advises the public that standards and service must be of equal importance when choosing a funeral director Britons planning a funeral will easily be able to compare costs as well as quality after funeral directors pledged to publish their prices online. A major survey of UK funeral directors by the National Association of…
The Government has announced that amendments to regulations regarding cremation in England and Wales will come into force on 1 October – bringing the two nations into line with Scotland. The Cremation (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 introduces a statutory definition of ashes, something the NAFD called for in the recent consultation. The definition will…
