There is inflation all over the world. But European countries are more vulnerable to it. The prices of everything are skyrocketing there. In such a situation, the cost of funeral has also increased. People have become so worried that they are just keeping the bodies of their dead relatives at the burial site, so that the last rites can be performed at less cost. Because if they perform the last rites in a traditional manner, it will cost a lot. In such a situation, you can say that even dying here has become expensive.
According to Mirror report, Finance group Sunlife has prepared a report on the expenses incurred in the funeral. This shows that now more people are doing direct crime. That means a funeral in which no member of the family is present. Because the expenditure on this is very less. According to the report, while in 2019 only 3 percent people were getting direct cremation of their dead relatives done, in 2023 this number has increased to more than 20 percent. Due to the rising cost of funerals, more and more families are choosing to perform the last rites without care, losing the chance to say a final goodbye to their loved ones.
Have to pay Rs 4.29 lakh
According to the report, if someone wants to get the last rites of their loved one performed in his presence, then he has to pay Rs 4.29 lakh for it. Whereas the cost of performing the last rites without the person being present is only Rs 1.5 lakh. Because a lot is spent on flowers and food. And due to inflation their prices have increased rapidly. Even in this, scams have started happening. Many times funeral directors take money but do not perform the last rites through the entire process.
Performing the last rites by taking loan
Lindsay Mace of Down to Earth, an organization that organizes funerals for the poor, says that so much money is being spent on funerals, due to which people are going into poverty. Performing the last rites by taking loan. He told the story of Carol Collins of Andover, Hants. His two children died within two years. In 2018, he performed the last rites of his first son for 4500 pounds (Rs 4,71,623). In 2020, one of his sons died again during Covid. Then he had to spend lakhs of rupees. Due to this she went into debt. On the other hand, SunLife found that electricity rates have increased rapidly, due to which the cost has increased. The price of two yards of land is skyrocketing. The survey revealed that more than 60% people bought cheap coffins. Chose cheap flowers and a cheap cremation.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 3, 2024, 16:59 IST
