Why are Funeral Plans a good idea?

Thinking about planning your funeral is not an easy thing to do. However, by taking care of things now you can ensure your funeral will be carried out as you want it to be, and reduce some of the emotional and financial burden on your family in the future.

By taking out a Funeral Plan you can:

• Relieve your family of much of the worry and uncertainty by specifying the funeral arrangements you would like. 
• Reduce the financial burden on those you leave behind by covering the cost of the funeral arrangements in advance. 
• Protect yourself from rising funeral costs in the future by securing the cost of your funeral today. 
• Choose to personalise your funeral by expressing your personal wishes to us. 
• Enable your family to add any personal touches to the arrangements at the time of the funeral.
• Nominate your preferred funeral director to provide care, support and reassurance to you and your family.

With a choice of Funeral Plans to suit your needs, The Co-operative Funeralcare Funeral Plan gives you added peace of mind.

Protection from rising funeral costs

The cost of a typical funeral has almost doubled in the last decade and is likely to continue to rise at a similar rate.*

Back in 1997, an average funeral cost just £1,230. However, by 2001, this had increased to £1,688. In 2008, the average cost of a funeral was £2,549. These increases are above the general level of inflation and costs are continuing to rise for a number of reasons, including the need for crematoria to invest in facilities that satisfy European legislation, and the lack of reasonably priced land for cemeteries.

Plan your funeral now with nothing more to pay

By taking out a Funeral Plan now, you are paying for these funeral services in full, or securing the cost at a fixed monthly price. Our Funeral Plans are fully guaranteed so no matter how much funeral costs may increase in the future, there will be no more to pay for the items specified in your Plan.

*Source Mintel Report 2007 to 2008

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