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Funeral plan guidance

We have a number of articles and guides to offer you help when choosing the right funeral plan.

Read our guides

Funeral plan FAQs

Straight answers on Dignity funeral plans – what is and is not included, who can take one out, choosing your funeral director, and the ways to pay.

Funeral plan costs

What a Dignity funeral plan costs and what shapes the price, whether you can spread the payments, and what happens if you change your mind.

Buying a funeral plan for someone else

Taking out a funeral plan for a parent or partner – how old they must be, who pays, how the plan is activated, and what happens if they die away from home.

Personalising your funeral plan

Adding your own wishes to a funeral plan – hymns, readings, a coffin, transport – how much you can specify, and changing it later at no charge.

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Funeral plan advice

A funeral plan lets you arrange and pay for a funeral in advance, so the arrangements are already made and the people you leave behind are not left guessing. Funeral plans are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Taking one out is a decision worth taking slowly, and a plan is not right for everyone. The guides above cover each part in detail. The questions below are the ones people ask first.

See our funeral plans

Compare the four plans and what each one costs, or speak to a funeral plan specialist by phone, online or at your local Dignity branch.

Talk to us in person

Contact your local Dignity branch to talk to a funeral director.