Funerals

If you would like to speak with a member of the Bereavement Services team to discuss funeral arrangements privately, you can:

• phone: 01642 527341 regarding burials
• phone: 01642 527342 regarding cremations
• email: bereavement.services@stockton.gov.uk
• visit the Stockton-on-Tees Crematorium website

Your funeral wishes

To help you make decisions about your funeral, we have produced a 'Please consider my wishes for my funeral' leaflet. This gives you the opportunity to make your own choices and ensures your friends and family are prepared.

If you would like a copy of the document and other supporting leaflets email bereavement.services@stockton.gov.uk.

Help with funeral expenses 

You may be eligible for a Funeral Expenses Payment if you get certain benefits and need help to pay for a funeral you're arranging.

Check if you are eligible on the government website.

A Funeral Expenses Payment can help pay for some of the costs of the following:

• burial fees for a particular plot
• cremation fees, including the cost of the doctor's certificate
• travel to arrange or go to the funeral
• the cost of moving the body within the UK, if it's being moved more than 50 miles
• death certificates or other documents

Find out more information and how to make a claim on the government website.