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| Edinburgh tops death cost survey | Edinburgh tops death cost survey |
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| Edinburgh is the most expensive place to die in Britain, according to a UK Government study. | Edinburgh is the most expensive place to die in Britain, according to a UK Government study. |
| The capital is known to be one of the most expensive places to live but now a comparison of funeral prices shows dying is also a costly business. | The capital is known to be one of the most expensive places to live but now a comparison of funeral prices shows dying is also a costly business. |
| The Department for Work and Pensions' survey found the city's funeral directors charge up to twice as much as those in England and Wales. | The Department for Work and Pensions' survey found the city's funeral directors charge up to twice as much as those in England and Wales. |
| The council's cremation fees are also higher than everywhere outside London. | The council's cremation fees are also higher than everywhere outside London. |
| The DWP researched the cost of a "simple" funeral, which includes director fees, a coffin, transfer of the deceased and provision of a hearse - but not burial, cremation or embalming. | The DWP researched the cost of a "simple" funeral, which includes director fees, a coffin, transfer of the deceased and provision of a hearse - but not burial, cremation or embalming. |
| 'SIMPLE' FUNERAL COSTS Edinburgh - £1,600Kent - £1,170East Sussex - £1,096South London - £1,075Blackburn - £1,000Surrey - £950Birmingham - £925Chelsea - £925Newport/Cardiff - £798 | 'SIMPLE' FUNERAL COSTS Edinburgh - £1,600Kent - £1,170East Sussex - £1,096South London - £1,075Blackburn - £1,000Surrey - £950Birmingham - £925Chelsea - £925Newport/Cardiff - £798 |
| For a funeral not including the burial costs, Edinburgh topped the chart at £1,600. | For a funeral not including the burial costs, Edinburgh topped the chart at £1,600. |
| The same funeral in South London would be £500 less at £1,075. | The same funeral in South London would be £500 less at £1,075. |
| A person dying in Cardiff would have the cheapest funeral, at a cost of £798. | A person dying in Cardiff would have the cheapest funeral, at a cost of £798. |
| Cardiff was again the cheapest for a simple funeral including a burial at £1,572, compared with Edinburgh's £3,300. | Cardiff was again the cheapest for a simple funeral including a burial at £1,572, compared with Edinburgh's £3,300. |
| For a simple funeral including a cremation, the cost in Edinburgh would be £2,130 but again far cheaper in Cardiff, where it would cost £1,113. | For a simple funeral including a cremation, the cost in Edinburgh would be £2,130 but again far cheaper in Cardiff, where it would cost £1,113. |
| For a burial only, it costs £855 in Edinburgh, compared with £590 for a burial 50 miles away in Glasgow. | |
| Gordon Greenhill, Edinburgh City Council's head of community safety, said: "Burial and cremation costs in the city reflect the cost of providing a quality service and enable the council to continue to maintain and conserve our 39 cemeteries and graveyards. | |
| "In Edinburgh, we maintain grave sites in perpetuity, whereas in some authorities this is time-limited." | |