Sharp rise in 'pauper funerals' as grieving families feel impact of spiralling costs

The cost of dying has reached a record high with a 23% rise in so-called 'pauper's' or public health funerals between 2018 and 2023 in many councils in England, FOI data has shown.

Figures obtained by Sky News also showed a 387% increase in public health funerals in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council

Many grieving families are seeking help from charities to pay funeral costs.

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