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Around 2.4 million (20 percent) of men over 50 and 4.4 million (33 percent) women are relying on the state pension alone to fund their retirement.

EXCLUSIVE: Older Britons have been urged to check if they can get help with their finances after the Spring Budget.

Undertakers have revealed the strangest funeral requests, including a Lord of the Rings themed funeral and a Santa Claus costume

Funeral prices fell in recent years after new rules required firms to exhibit a clear rundown of prices on their premises and websites from autumn 2021.

Average cost of dying has soared to just under £10,000, SunLife’s annual report shows

More people are choosing to spare loved ones the expense of a traditional service

An in-depth study by over-50s experts SunLife, called the Cost of Dying report, interviewed 100 funeral directors from all over the UK and 1,500 Brits who have organised funerals in the past year.

Naturists, a funeral director dressed as Gandalf, and a greengrocer who wanted vegetables instead of flowers; as the traditional religious ceremony declines in popularity, Britons are choosing to organise more individual and eccentric funerals for loved ones.

Research has shown parents over the age of 50 have given their children money to help them get onto the property ladder, pay their bills or settle their debts

9 November: Credit Card, Utility Payments Most Missed More than 16 million adults have missed at least one household bill payment this year, according t