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Funeral directors and crematorium operators have a legal duty from today to present clear and comparable pricing to customers, as a result of CMA action.
Families grieving the loss of a loved one will find it easier to get help to meet upfront funeral costs.
There is strong commitment to maintaining the overall health and wellbeing of service personnel - even after they have left the services.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Children’s Funeral Fund for England established to ensure no parent will have to pay for their child’s burial or cremation.
Cohabiting parents with dependent children who need support following the death of their partner can apply for bereavement benefits from tomorrow (9 February 2023).
From tomorrow (Wednesday 8th April), financial support helping families meet the costs of funeral expenses such as coffins and funeral directors’ fees will increase from £700 to £1,000.
Funeral Expenses Payments scheme to provide up to £1,000, in addition to paying for essential costs of burial or cremation.
Bereaved parents spared children’s burial and cremation costs.
Resources for local authorities and social care providers following the death of an employee or volunteer in adult social care.
Employment Tribunal decision.
Murderers who fail to disclose the whereabouts of a victim’s body may spend longer behind bars.
…We are the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority, and we have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support.…
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