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- ↑ Doward, Jamie (12 February 2012). "Funeral bills left are with councils by hard-up relatives". The Observer. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "When a Patient Dies - Advice on Developing Bereavement Services in the NHS" (PDF). The National Archives. Department of Health. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Welfare Services Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (Act, Section 25). 16 February 1971. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ National Assistance Act 1948 (Act, Section 50). 13 May 1948. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ↑ "'Pauper funerals' cost councils £500,000 a year in Scotland". BBC News. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ Citizens Advice Scotland, "Funeral Poverty in Scotland - A review for Scottish Government", 2016, Page 37