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Newsroom Special - Will your over 50s plan pay for your funeral?

4 minutes | Tuesday, 13 February 2018

A new report suggests that there is a significant financial shortfall with over 50’s plans when intended to pay for the cost of a funeral as they don’t actually cover the overall cost.

The research says that most of us who pay in to these over 50’s plans to cover funeral costs end up leaving their loved ones £1,500 out of pocket meaning they have to still to pick up the bill, even though the plan was taken out to give them peace of mind.

Joining us is leading personal finance expert Jasmine Birtles and Caroline Jones,from the Co-op, to find out more and how you could be affected.

Newsroom Special - Will your over 50s plan pay for your funeral?
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