how do i carry on

my husband of 2 weeks died sat evening, been to the undertakers today to arrange funeral only to be told i need to pay upfront, i have no money at all to even think about paying for it what the hell am i supposed to do, its hard enough to deal with losing him let alone dealiing woth the funeral arrangements. i miss him so much it hurts. family have been great but cant talk openly to them they feel angry at him for leaving me with no money to pay for his funeral, no one else in the family his or mine is a possition to help financially.

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  • Hi Jenny,

    So sorry to read that your husband has died so soon after being diagnosed. I can only imagine what you're going through. 

    Talk to a more sensitive funeral director - my family has used the Co-op in the past and they seemed OK and will have processes in place to help people in difficult situations.

    Steph has pointed you to some practical help - there's also some information here which might help www.co-operativefuneralcare.co.uk/.../ I'm not sure but the funding they refer to might be different to those Steph has linked to. A long as your husband was paying his National Insurance while he was working, there's no reason you shouldn't get the benefits you're entitled to including help with funeral costs. 

    Good luck

    Dave

     

  • Thankyou i did go to coop in the end any they are neing fantastic I defo recomend them x
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