General Article How to deal with the cost of dying

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As the first unwelcome anniversary of Covid clicks round, official figures show more than half a million people have passed away in the UK since last March, including over 100,000 excess deaths.

And while the last thing we need to deal with at such a time is paperwork and bills, new figures reveal funeral costs hit a record high of £9,263 last year, while separate data point to long delays and administration errors heightened by the pandemic.

The average cost of a basic funeral which include...

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