Died interstate with a surviving, separated spouse

Mojisola

So-many-questions wrote: »

Thanks - we hoped we could get funeral arranged first and have that done. What about paying for flowers and a wake though?

The NHS will pay for a funeral (and then reclaim as much of the cost as possible from the deceased's estate) but you will have to pay for any extras that you want like a wake.

Keep_pedalling

The cost of flowers should come from the mourners not the estate, and there should not be a large spend on a wake either.

konark

Keep_pedalling wrote: »

The cost of flowers should come from the mourners not the estate, and there should not be a large spend on a wake either.

Flowers are part of the funeral expenses and the wake can be as grand as you like....within reason!

Yorkshireman99

In the case of a public health funeral paid for by the hospital they will not pay for anything but a small amount of flowers and nothing for the wake. In the case of a funeral funded by the deceased’s estate an unduly extravagant wake is not a legitimate expense for the estate to pay.