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No-frills funerals increase by 540% in four years as more people choose cheaper alternative
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dailyrecord.co.ukfuneral instead.More Britons are looking for cheaper alternatives to traditional funerals, with the average cost exceeding £4,000 last year, according to SunLife's most recent cost of dying report.A direct cremation is a simple option where the deceased is cremated without a funeral service or ceremony.
They are increasing in popularity in the UK and made up 14 per cent of all funerals last year, compared to just three per cent in 2019.It is unclear how the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the increase in direct cremations, but lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures, especially during much of last year, meant limited numbers of people could attend funeral services and this may be an integral reason for the rise.Funeral.
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