Funeral costs rise despite 'pauper' ceremonies

In July 2020 we reported that the cost of cremations in the UK had continued to rise despite reduced services on offer during the pandemic.

Get the data

• XLSX: Cremation costs

Interviews and quotes

• Neville Wilson, machine engineer, Coventry, whose wife's funeral took place during lockdown
• Andrew Walster, Coventry City Council
• Lindesay Mace, acting manager, Down to Earth, project by charity Quaker Social Action aimed at tackling "funeral poverty"
• Spokesperson, Cornwall Council
• Spokesperson, Oldham Council
• Julie Dunk, Chief executive officer of the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management

Visualisation

• Line chart: median price for an off-peak ceremony, 2010/11 - 2019/20
• Bar chart: councils with the highest price increases compared to 2019-20 (£)

Related repos

• We reported on paupers' funerals in 2019