Published: Monday, 10th July 2017

Fees are being waived in three boroughs to help families coping with bereavement.

Families in the Royal Borough will not have to pay Right of Burial fees or cremation fees for any of their late children in this age bracket. The changes provide significant financial relief to families who have a lost a young loved one. The burial fee for six to 16 year olds was previously £206 and the cremation fee was £35 for six to 17 year olds.

Removing the financial burden for families

The Eltham Joint Committee, composed of representatives from Bexley, Dartford and Royal Borough of Greenwich Councils, approved the Royal Borough's proposal on waiving cremation fees for residents of all three boroughs. The Royal Borough of Greenwich took the additional step of waiving Right of Burial fees as further financial relief.

Councillor Jackie Smith, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Environment said, "The waiving of these fees will remove a financial burden from families already facing an emotional burden and the heartache of losing a child. I welcome the cooperative approach taken by the Eltham Joint Crematorium in ensuring that the waiving of cremation fees will also apply to residents in the boroughs of Bexley and Dartford too."