Actnow to save moneylater

As the great man himself said; “I never worry about action, but only inaction”

There’s nothing more certain than death and taxes... And there’s nothing more certain than the fact funeral costs keep rising. They have shot up from an average £2,971 in 2011 to £4,086 last year – that’s an eye-watering 37.5% increase.

And if they continue to rise at this rate, it’s predicted by 2024 the average funeral will cost £5,925.

That is why we have teamed up with Dignity, one of the UK’s leading funeral plan specialists, to help readers plan and budget their future finances. Basically, they are the experts. Dignity has a long tradition of serving local communities with 1,200 owned and approved funeral directors and 45 crematoria across the UK, offering compassionate support and a caring personal service.

A PROUD HISTORY

Dignity’s funeral directors date back to 1812 and last year they conducted 68,800 funerals. Dignity has already helped more than 824,000 people to plan for their funerals in advance.

The firm have carried out some of the most famous funerals in the land.

Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral, the first statesman of the 20th Century to be given a state funeral, was conducted by JH Kenyon, a Dignity funeral director. Philip Smyth, business manager at JH Kenyon says how proud he was “that our firm contributed to what was by any standards one of the greatest funerals this nation, and indeed any nation, has ever witnessed.”

Dignity also conducted the funerals of the notorious Kray twins. Six black horses pulled the hearse for Ronnie, with a large procession of 26 limousines. Five years later in October 2000, it is estimated that more than 100,000 people turned up for the funeral of Reggie.

ACT NOW TO SAVE

Less than half of us give a moment’s thought to our funeral before the age of 70, according to research from Dignity1.

But worryingly, figures from Age UK reveal one in three people aged 50+ are in debt and already struggling with money worries2.

Meanwhile, figures from the Office for National Statistics show an increase in deaths among people aged 65 to 743.

Taking all of those into consideration is leaving many experts to believe people are leaving it too late to be able to afford to save up the average funeral cost of over £4,0004.