All charges are reviewed for the start of each new financial year and apply only to persons who reside within the North Devon district. An additional 50% is payable by all persons who reside outside the district.

Should you have trouble paying for a funeral you may wish to consider a funeral plan with your chosen funeral director which would allow instalments or a lump sum payment. This enables the funeral to be paid at current prices, without further worry about escalating funeral costs in the future.

Funeral directors will also be able to discuss other schemes available with you.

If the person responsible for the funeral or their partner is receiving certain benefits, financial help to pay for the funeral may be available from the social fund . Advice on paying for the funeral and about funerals generally can be found at DirectGov (the online resource for government services).

Your local Citizens' Advice bureau is a useful source of information. We also have put together a list of further links to other organisations.