Funeral Poverty in Dundee
- Submitted by: Jenny Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-19351
That the Parliament acknowledges the report, Funeral Poverty in Dundee: Funeral Link Evaluation, by academics at the School of Business of the University of Dundee; understands that it identified that more than £500,000 of funeral debt is faced by families in the city each year and calls for greater support for people facing funeral debt; recognises that the report, which has been released during Challenge Poverty Week, also highlights the excellent work of the Dundee-based charity, Funeral Link, in providing support to bereaved people as they arrange funerals and the potential debts that they might incur; thanks the researchers and the charity for their continued work on highlighting this issue, and wishes them every success in their efforts to alleviate funeral poverty.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Iain Gray, James Kelly, Monica Lennon, Richard Lyle, Pauline McNeill, Alex Rowley