Are you doing the best for your loved ones?

Have you thought about how your funeral will be paid for? Perhaps you have put money aside in a savings account or planned to utilise the assets from the sale of your home. But what is the real impact of this on your family?

Sometimes the process of administering a person’s estate to named beneficiaries, known as probate, can be lengthy. This delay can put financial strain on loved ones who will need to find a way to cover costs until the money from your estate is released.

In addition to financial worries, these methods leave your loved ones with the difficult task of arranging your funeral. Finances are not the only consideration, it is also important to think about loved ones who may over- compensate when arranging your funeral if your wishes are unknown. Extra expenses such as supplementary limousines, obituaries, flowers and a wake fall outside most prepaid funeral plans. These costs can add up and average an additional bill of almost £ 2,000† over and above the necessary costs.

With a Dignity Prepaid Funeral Plan you are able to document your wishes, fix the necessary costs included in the Plan at today’s prices and contribute, if desired, to these additional extras. Any contributions you do make will rise annually in line with Retail Price Index ( RPI) inflation to continually help towards rising costs. a pennymore than agreed for the services included in the Plan. Dignity promise to be open and honest; if you’ve contributed an additional sum of money to your plan to cover Special Requests that fall outside of the plan, any money left over will be returned to your estate or your personal Funeral Organiser. All Dignity Prepaid Funeral Plans offer full support and guidance to your loved ones at their time of need, and with over 1,140 Dignity owned or approved funeral directors help is never far away. A simple call can put your plan into action, no complicated forms or procedures necessary. Dignity prides themselves on superior quality and care and is regulated by the Funeral Planning Authority, the professional body that oversees registered funeral plan providers. In the latest survey, 99%^ of respondents said that Dignity had met or exceeded their expectations in terms of the quality of service.