The average funeral costs between £3-4,000. With legal bills, the cost of dying is around £7,000. Not surprising, 1 in 5 people struggles to meet the costs.

The Sun Life Cost of Dying report (produced with Bath Uni’s Centre for Death and Society) paints a stark picture about the average cost of dying and looks at the growing issue of funeral poverty… costing the State £47 million and leaving thousands out of pocket and resorting to “pauper’s funerals”. See their infographic below.

We want to help consumers be better informed and more able to ask questions, be demanding, have choice.

See more detail about the cost of a funeral here.

A funeral plan helps with budgeting and planning ahead. There are other ways of paying for a funeral.