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Funeral firm Dignity blames rising costs for plunging profits

The cost of funerals has gone up this year as a result of higher wages, raw materials and energy prices, funerals group Dignity said. Delivering a funeral cost £1,925 in the year to September 30, up from £1,858 last year, Dignity said. The group ...

09 Nov 2022 at 13:37

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Dignity swings to £48m loss as cremations hit by higher fuel costs

Funerals group Dignity has revealed it swung to a loss of nearly £50 million and is considering introducing a surcharge on cremation services to cushion the impact of higher fuel costs. The group, which owns more than 800 funeral locations in ...

30 Sept 2022 at 12:51

Assisted dying ban ‘failing families’ as British membership of Dignitas soars

The number of British people who are members of Dignitas has soared by more than 80% in the past decade. As of the end of December, there were 1,528 members from Great Britain, according to figures from the not-for-profit organisation, which ...

02 Mar 2023 at 11:42

Isle of Man public almost evenly split on assisted dying law consultation

A public consultation on assisted dying on the Isle of Man saw the results almost evenly split between those for and against a change in the law. Just under half (49.61%) of the responses disagreed that assisted dying should be permitted ...

03 Apr 2023 at 13:31

Streeting did not intend to ‘wade into’ assisted dying debate

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he did not intend to “wade into the debate” after he told Labour MPs he planned to vote against legalising assisted dying. The Government is officially neutral on the Bill and MPs will have a free ...

29 Oct 2024 at 11:18

City

Fall in death rate drives ‘weak’ performance at funeral giant Dignity

Funeral firm Dignity has reported a “weak” performance over the past three months after a “drop in the death rate”. Shares in the business slumped after it said UK deaths in the three months to March were below their average over the ...

11 May 2022 at 11:25

Bake Off’s Prue Leith hopes Scotland will ‘lead the way’ with assisted dying

Bake Off star Dame Prue Leith has told how she hopes Scotland will “lead the way” in the UK by passing new laws on assisted dying. The Great British Bake Off judge travelled to Holyrood to give her support to legislation being put ...

21 Nov 2023 at 18:42

City

Dignity swings to a loss as people opt for cheaper funerals

Funeral firm Dignity has notched up heavy losses after battling higher costs and as more people opt for lower-cost funeral services. The business reported a pre-tax loss of £328.6 million over 2022, compared with a profit of £32 ...

31 Mar 2023 at 08:24

Scotland

Majority of Scots support assisted dying, says charity

More than three-quarters of Scots support assisted dying, according to a survey. The poll was carried out for a new report called Time For Choice, which will be launched by the Dignity in Dying Scotland charity at a ...

17 Sept 2023 at 14:27

Prue Leith urges ‘compassionate assisted death’ as UK Dignitas membership soars

Dame Prue Leith has called for “compassionate and gentle assisted death” to be legalised in the UK as figures showed the number of British members of Dignitas has soared by more than 80% in the past decade. The ...

02 Mar 2023 at 13:25

City

Dignity returns to profit as customers spend more on funerals

Funeral business Dignity has swung back to a profit after Covid lockdown restrictions meant more attended funerals could take place. A new pricing strategy meant revenues fell in 2021 from £314.1 million to ...

23 Mar 2022 at 09:25

Three-quarters of Scots back assisted dying laws, poll finds as Bill published

More than three-quarters of Scots are in favour of assisted dying legislation, a poll has found. A survey by campaign group Dignity in Dying found at least a two-thirds majority in every constituency and ...

28 Mar 2024 at 00:01

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