Getting financial help
Government advice
Find information on paying for a funeral on the government website, which includes the advice below:
Funeral costs can include:
- funeral director fees
- things the funeral director pays for on your behalf (called ‘disbursements’ or ‘third-party costs’), for example the person who performs the funeral service, crematorium or cemetery fees, or a newspaper announcement about the death
- local authority burial or cremation fees
Funeral directors are legally required to publish a price list for the standard set of products and services they offer.
MoneyHelper has information about funeral costs and how to reduce them.