Pre-Arranged & Prepaid Funeral Options
The ideal time to make plans is well before they are needed.
Ease the stress on your family
Pre arranging a funeral in advance may seem like a difficult task, but like making a will, the ideal time to make these plans is well beforehand when wise choices can be made without worry or stress.
Your pre-arrangement can be as simple of detailed as you wish, and once planned can be amended if circumstances require.
The pre-arrangement process can be completed as an individual or as a family group and is treated with the utmost confidentiality.
Pre-payment is an option
Some people like to pre-arrange as well as pre-pay their funeral service, while others are content just in the knowledge that the financial side is taken care of.
Pre-paid funds are held with ANZ Trust Management Wellington
The Benefits:
- These accounts are excluded from asset testing when assessment is being made for eligibility to long-term rest home or hospital care.
- Work & Income allow pre-payment of up to $10,000 per person before it affects funeral grants, however you can pay as much or as little as you wish.
- Unlike many other schemes, no fees are charged by Dempsey and Forrest Ltd.
