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Funeral Expenses Payment Increase in 2020

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that the value of the Funeral Expenses Payment for eligible benefits claimants will increase to £1,000.

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Meditation For Funerals & Grief

A guide to grief meditation & mindfulness for coping with funerals and grief, with information on sleep meditation and guided meditation

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Sympathy Flowers: A Guide to Sending Flowers for Funerals & Condolences

15 popular sympathy flowers for condolence bouquets, funeral wreaths and coffin sprays

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Funeral poems for a brother

A selection of funeral poems and shorter readings that you can use to dedicate to a brother at their funeral

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What is a Columbarium?

A guide to columbaria - what they are, where they’re found and everything else you need to know.

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Scattering ashes: Top places to scatter ashes in the UK

A guide to scattering ashes in the UK, from private land to mountains, seas and streams, with information on where you can scatter ashes and when you need to get permission to do it

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Funeral poems for a sister

Finding the right words for your sister’s funeral can be hard. Here are some touching readings and poems you can consider.

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Competition & Markets Authority Announce Full Market Investigation

The Competitions and Markets Authority have announced they will launch an in-depth market investigation into funeral costs following the publication and consideration of their interim report, published in November 2018.

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Funeral poems for Dad

A collection of meaningful memorial verses, funeral poems and songs for dad

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Overcoming a fear of funerals: Six ways to help you cope

If funeral nerves have you questioning whether or not you should go to the funeral, these tips may help you cope

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When a best friend has died: Poems for when you are grieving

These poems may be a comfort if you’re grieving a friend, or for expressing to a grieving friend that you’re there for them after a bereavement

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What Shall I Send? The Most Popular Sympathy Flowers

10 of the UK’s favourite flowers for funeral wreaths and to send in condolence – and their meaning

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Funeral poems for a child

Poems and verses about the loss of a child and for reading aloud at a child’s memorial, funeral or celebration of life

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What to wear to your own funeral

Fashions change – even when it comes to dressing the dead, with the the environment, superheroes and favourite comfies influencing our choices

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10 beautiful Shakespeare readings and poems for a funeral

Moving words by the Bard that may be especially right for a non-religious funeral or celebration of life

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