Recent collapse of funeral company Safe Hands left 46,000 customers facing losses
of failed companies. They fear more people will find themselves in the same situation as Safe Hands customers and are calling on the government to “protect the victims from funeral poverty”. If the petition gathers 10,000 signatures, the government will have to respond.. Of the 66 funeral plan firms listed, 12 have had applications refused or withdrawn them, another 15 intend to transfer their plans to another provider, and seven have made no application at all.
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