article_snippet.sent: At the same time the price of a funeral is rising fast, thanks to higher costs for cremation, rising undertakers’ bills as funeral firms are faced with bad debts, and the increasing fees demanded by churches.
article_snippet.sent: It added: ‘This will have significant implications for current forecasts of funeral costs and highlights a growing need for families to broach the delicate subject of end of life expenses.
article_snippet.sent: ’ Baroness Sally Greengross of ILC-UK said: ‘More than half of UK households have less than £3,000 in savings and many will struggle to cover funeral costs.
article_snippet.sent: We all need to talk more about dying and ensure We all are prepared for the inevitable.
article_snippet.sent: State support for funerals is complex and inadequate and without reforms will contribute to more people falling victim to funeral debt.
article_snippet.sent: However a family that wants to throw in a memorial stone, death notices, flowers, limousines, a wake and somewhere to hold it, is likely to be looking at spending almost £2,000 more.
article_snippet.sent: Crematoria now need to cover costs for removing fillings from the teeth of the dead, for example, because Crematoria must remove mercury from the body before disposal.
article_snippet.sent: Funeral firms are under growing costs pressures, not least because some families cannot or will not pay Funeral firms bills, and the fees for a Church of England vicar to conduct An average ‘full works
article_snippet.sent: ’ funeral went up in 2013 from £102 to £160.
article_snippet.sent: More than one in five families do not have money left by the deceased to help with the cost of An average ‘full works’ funeral, The report said.