A recent report from SunLife revealed that the average cost of an attended funeral in London is the highest in the UK at £5,449, which represents a 5.4% increase from the previous year. The financial strain of funerals has raised concerns regarding funeral poverty, as exemplified by charity Quaker Social Action's remarks on how financial stress impacts grieving. Some forms of government assistance are available, but the subsidy only covers around 46% of costs. Experts suggest ways to manage costs without losing personal significance in funerals.
"Faced with these costs that they can't afford people sometimes use their rent money to pay a funeral deposit or they will cut back on food or not pay essential bills just trying to scrape that money together."
"We hear so often from people that they don't have the mental space to grieve because all they can do is think about how they're going to pay the costs."
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