article_snippet.sent: a wave of funeral debt.
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: 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: State support for funerals is complex and inadequate and without reforms will contribute to more people falling victim to funeral debt.
article_snippet.sent: The report said that funeral costs have already risen by 80 per cent over the past 10 years and costs are set to go up further.
article_snippet.sent: Costs are going up, The report found, partly for technical reasons.
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
highlights_snippet.sent: Funeral firms are faced with bad debts and have increased Funeral firms prices .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Younger people may be straddled with 'funeral debts' due to higher fees .