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Gillian Boyes: Funeral Directors Association chief executive says $6300 for funeral grants would give choice to families

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While the cost of living continues to rise, so does the cost of death.Funeral directors around the country are calling on the Government to increase funeral grants for low-income families in this year’s budget.The Funeral Directors Association's Gillian Boyes told Heather du Plessis Allan the grant is currently $2300 but is proposing to increase that to the maximum amount of $6300.“So what we see now is that’s round about what those essential costs would be and we think $6300 would give choice to families.”LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.