Down to Earth on Funeral Poverty
Lesley Bacon reports on the launch of a groundbreaking report from the Fair Funerals project.
This event was the launch of Speaking Truth to Power, a report on a decade of groundbreaking work on Funeral Poverty (and also of the Quaker Social Action (QSA) 2019 report). It was attended by approx 30 people.
The funeral business is unregulated, and the Competition and Markets Authority are especially concerned at the lack of clear pricing statements, and comprehensive information, making it hard for vulnerable people to compare what is offered. The cost of a simple funeral is now nearly £4,000; 12% of people faced with a funeral struggle to pay for it, and they take on an average debt of nearly £2000.
The Fair Funerals project has
Lesley Bacon (Q&B Treasurer) 19th Nov 2019
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