average funeral costs in scotland
Bereaved Scots are finding it hard to pay the growing costs of burying their loves ones, according to new research published today by Citizens Advice Scotland. The average cost of a simple funeral in Scotland today is Â£3,240 - an increase of 7% year on year since 2004.And this rise has occurred against a background of falling household incomes and a cut in the emergency assistance that people can claim for funerals, leaving some families unable to bury their deceased at all.ut our figures also reveal that there is a âpostcode lotteryâ in funeral costs in Scotland, with families in some areas having to pay 300% more than those just a few miles away.