Public health funerals are on the rise, the LGA finds
According to the LGA’s research, demand is rising for public health funerals, having grown by precisely 12.8% since 2021/22 when there were 3,900 in total
The number of public health funerals – where a person dies without family or friends able to arrange a funeral – has risen to 4,400 in total for 2022/23, the equivalent of more than 12 per day nationally, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).