Funeral Assist

Compare Funeral Assist and Funeral Plan

The table below can help you to choose the funeral option that suits you best.

If you choose Funeral Plan, the funeral directors' costs are paid in full and disbursements are also covered. This ensures the most essential elements of your cremation funeral are taken care of. If you choose Funeral Assist, you'll receive the same funeral services, but disbursements are not included.

 

A comparison of Funeral Assist and Funeral Plan

Funeral Assist

Funeral Plan

Transportation of deceased:

  • Transfer of deceased within mainland Great Britain and Northern Ireland to a resting place within a 50 mile radius
  • Care of the deceased, including embalming
YES YES

Support for the family:

  • Confidential advice on the registration of the death
  • Preparation and distribution of all necessary documentation
  • Liaison with third parties such as doctors, crematorium and ministers / officiants
  • Provision of helpful literature and bereavement advice
  • Help on hand 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
YES YES

A dignified resting place:

  • Coffin - maple effect coffin with matt finish and name plate.
  • Viewing for family members/relatives at a chapel of rest
 YES YES

Arrangements for a Cremation Funeral:

  • Provision of a hearse, with necessary attendants at the funeral
  • Mutual agreement on time and date of cremation funeral
  • Choice of route for funeral procession to/from local Crematorium
 YES YES

Payment of disbursements - only included in Funeral Plan

  • Fees for cremation and Service at a local Crematorium
  • Doctor's medical certificate fees (up to the maximum amount set by the British Medical Association)
  • Minister's / officiant's fees

As a guide, the average combined cost of these disbursements today is £729*, though this amount is likely to change in the future. These disbursements are all included in Funeral Plan.

* Mintel Research Consultancy, Average Funeral Pricing August 2009. This report has been commissioned by and produced exclusively for, AXA Sun Life.

 NO YES


The following are not included in Funeral Assist or Funeral Plan, but can arranged at an additional cost at the time of the funeral.

  • Transportation of the deceased outside the 50 mile radius
  • Limousine(s) or transport for the family
  • Transportation of the deceased outside mainland Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Floral tributes
  • Refreshments after the funeral
  • Newspaper notice
  • Church service
  • A memorial headstone

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