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'Added Pain': Funeral Directors Urge Review as Cemetery Fees Soar Across NZ

ENGLAND, JUL 15 – Local councils arrange about 12 state-funded funerals daily at an annual cost of £6 million, driven mainly by financial hardship among the deceased, researchers found.

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Funeral directors say a hike in council cemetery fees will add pain to low-income families struggling to cover the cost of burying a loved one. Cities around...

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State-funded funerals on the increase across England

Tackling deprivation is crucial in reversing a rise in state-funded funerals, researchers say.

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'Added pain': Funeral directors urge review as cemetery fees soar across NZ

Funeral directors say a hike in council cemetery fees will add pain to low-income families struggling to cover the cost of burying a loved one. Cities around...

·Auckland, New Zealand
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