Useful links

Gov.uk: Death and bereavement:
Information on dealing with a bereavement, including legal requirements, financial assistance and support services.

Office of Fair Trading
Consumer information on funerals.

Age Concern
Age Concern supports all people over 50 in the UK, ensuring that they get the most from life. They provide essential services such as day care and information.

Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse Bereavement Care provides counselling and information about coping with bereavement

Natural Death Centre
The Natural Death Centre is a charitable project that aims to support those dying at home and their carers and to help people to arrange inexpensive, do-it-yourself and environmentally friendly funerals.

The Funeral Shop
Arrange a funeral online.

Telephone helplines

CRUSE Bereavement Line
Tel: 0870 167 1677

Age UK 
Tel: 0800 169 8787

British Humanist Association
Tel: (020) 7430 0908

The Natural Death Centre
Tel: (020) 7359 8391

The Samaritans
Tel: 0845 790 9090

Child Death Helpline
Tel: 0800 282986

Stillborn and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
Tel: (020) 7436 5881