FOI Request - Pauper Funerals
Request 101003855243
1. The number of “environmental” or "indigent" burials under the National Assistance Act (also known as paupers' funerals) paid for by the council for each of the last five financial years.
2. How much this cost the council in each year.
Response 15-10-2025
1. & 2.
| Year | No. Funerals arranged by Council | Cost to Council (£) |
| 2020/21 | 10 | 5719.51 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 1346.28 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 3819.38 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1958.00 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 4773.40 |
| Total | 36 | 17616.57 |