Living costs? Britons can no longer afford costs of dying

 

A new survey has found that the average cost of dying in Britain has increased 7.1 percent compared to previous year with the poor people failing to pay for funeral services. 

The survey was carried out by researchers at the University of Bath's Institute for Policy Research. They found that the average cost of dying, which includes funeral, burial or cremation and state administration, stands at £7,622.

Researchers urged the government to reconsider the system of state support for funeral costs, highlighting the fact that more than 100,000 people will be unable to pay for a funeral this year.

They said that the cost of dying has been increasing in recent years with the average cost of a funeral rising by 80 percent between 2004 and 2013.

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