{"id":298,"date":"2019-07-16T14:42:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T13:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/churchillrecoverysolutions.co.uk\/blog\/?p=298"},"modified":"2019-07-08T14:43:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T13:43:59","slug":"funeral-debt-rises-as-funeral-costs-continue-to-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchillrecoverysolutions.co.uk\/blog\/funeral-debt-rises-as-funeral-costs-continue-to-soar\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral debt rises as funeral costs continue to soar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Funeral debt rises as the average cost of a funeral in the UK continues to increase. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to SunLife Insurance, the cost of funerals has risen every year for the last 14 years, equating to a 122% increase since 2004.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the average cost of a funeral in the UK stands at \u00a34,271, and this figure is expected to keep on rising to reach almost \u00a35,000 by 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The price of a funeral also varies depending on the region you live in, with funerals in London generally costing far more than a funeral in Wales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is causing the rise in funeral costs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of the key causes of the rising cost of funerals include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cuts in local authority funding.<\/li>\n<li>Rise in energy prices.<\/li>\n<li>Rise in funeral director fees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Funeral poverty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over the last ten years, funeral costs have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reassured.co.uk\/blog\/the-rising-cost-of-a-uk-funeral\/\">risen by 70%,<\/a>whilst wages have risen by just 20%. With funeral costs rising much faster than wages, many families now cannot afford to pay for their loved one\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/fairfuneralscampaign.org.uk\/content\/what-funeral-poverty\">Fair Funerals Campaign<\/a>, funeral poverty, that\u2019s the inability to pay for a funeral, has risen by 50% in the last three years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Royal London Mutual Insurance found that funeral poverty was had reached \u00a3160 million, with those struggling to pay for a funeral taking on an average of \u00a31,680 in debt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The effect of funeral debt on funeral directors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Funeral directors are now facing increasing amounts of unpaid debt, which can leave their business in financial difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst funeral debt can be a sensitive topic, funeral directors that have provided a service still deserve to be paid.<\/p>\n<p>Here at Churchill Recovery we work sensitively with the bereaved to find a manageable way for them to pay off their funeral debts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information about our<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/churchillrecoverysolutions.co.uk\/content\/funeral-expenses-debt\"><strong>funeral expenses debt collection service<\/strong><\/a><strong>, give our team a call on 0333 320 0748 and we\u2019ll be happy to help.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funeral debt rises as the average cost of a funeral in the UK continues to increase. According to SunLife Insurance, the cost of funerals has risen every year for the last 14 years, equating to a 122% increase since 2004. 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