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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

Funeral plans: government urged to set up fund for victims of failed providers

A coffin with a flower arrangement at a mortuary
The funeral-selling industry in the UK is facing tough new rules from July. Photograph: Robert Hoetink/Alamy

The government has been urged to set up an emergency fund to help victims of failed funeral companies, after a recent collapse of a firm left 46,000 people facing losses.

In March, Safe Hands collapsed into administration, in a blow for customers who had used it to cover their funeral costs.

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