Claim: The average cost of a child's funeral is £3,675.
Fact-check: The cost of children's funerals - Full Fact
Verdict: this is the cost of an average funeral in 2016 according to a survey by insurers royal london. another firm puts the cost slightly higher. the cost of burying a child may be lower in some areas, as councils often waive or discount burial fees for under-16s.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sinéad Boultwood;Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2016-11-30T00:00:00