Co-Operative Funeral Directors
Arranging a pre-paid funeral is a sensible and considerate step, and one that more and more people are taking. Many funeral directors cater to this demand with some kind of pre-paid funeral plan, but not all of them are of equal value. In many cases you must choose from a few generic broad packages, with no chance to specify your personal needs. Often pre-paid funeral plans do not cover the whole cost of the funeral, leaving the grieving family to make up the difference. Others have hidden costs or require additional payments should fees exceed a stipulated figure.
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Directgov
If you're on a low income and need help to pay for a funeral you're arranging, you may be able to get a Funeral Payment from the Social Fund. You might have to repay some or all of it from the estate of the person who died.
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Funeral Search
This page is an extract taken from the BB1 issued by the Department of Social Security (DSS). The information below is subject to change without recourse to this web site and should therefore be considered as advice.
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Department of Work and Pensions
A Funeral Payment is intended to help you pay for a funeral if you are on a low income, and you are the person responsible for arranging the funeral. It is recoverable from the deceased person's estate if they have left one. It is a regulated payment, and as long as you fulfil the conditions you will be paid.
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New Bereavement & Funeral Trust
nbft was founded in response to a need, for dying and bereaved people to have access to impartial information, advice and support. With clear information it is possible for families to make vital decisions, which will influence the funeral arrangements and ceremony. When the family has been personally involved in the decision making, rather than following a standard procedure, the funeral can be transformed into a meaningful and heartfelt ritual which will soothe and comfort those left behind and help enormously with long-term feelings of loss and grief.
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