A Local Government Association (LGA) survey revealed over 12 public health funerals (PHFs) take place daily in England. The LGA found 4,400 PHFs in 2022/23, a 13% rise from the previous year. The most common reason cited for these funerals is the deceased having no family or friends to cover burial costs.
More than 12 public health funeral services took place every day in 2022/23, according to analysis by the Local Government Association
Councils arrange PHFs when a person dies outside of hospital and there are no funeral plans in place. Efforts are made to find relatives to handle the estate, but if none are found or able to pay, councils provide a Christina Martin says she is working on more funerals for people who have died without means to cover the costs
Philip Spicksley, CEO of the Association of Independent Celebrants, believes the rising costs could mean such services are done away with altogether.: “We have seen in the industry a large increase in direct cremations and it is something that I’m sure councils are hooking on to because, of course, they haven’t got a family to plan it, so it’s easy to do a direct cremation rather than a public funded ceremony.
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