Friendly, one to one support

Our support team are ready to listen to you and your loved ones funeral wishes and can offer independent funeral advice to help you make the best choices for your emotional and financial needs. Call 01382 458800, email info@funerallink.org.uk or send a message privately via our Facebook page for a friendly response.

Appointments throughout Dundee

We are based in the The Circle in Staffa Place and available Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm. Meetings can be arranged at the The Circle, at the Dundee registrars office or at a convenient location within your local community with many libraries, church halls and community centres happy to accommodate those who need our support.

Confidential, independent advice

Funeral link are a registered charity with no direct link to Dundee City Council or any funeral directors and our support is focused entirely on those who need our help. Conversations are confidential and at a time of bereavement we promise to treat everyone with kindness, compassion and understanding. Funeral link acknowledges that we all have unique wishes, expectations and questions at this time of loss so if we don't immediately have the answers we will do our very best to find them for you.

Help to apply for funeral benefits

Some funeral directors assist the bereaved to apply to Social Security Scotland’s Funeral Support Payment which can help pay some, but not all, of the funeral costs. If you are in receipt of a qualifying benefit you can receive the costs for burial or cremation fees along with a contribution of up to £1010 towards funeral director’s fees. If your partner has died you may also be eligible submit a claim to the DWP for Bereavement Support Payment. Our team are always happy to assist with these applications.

Funeral planning advice

Have you been thinking about the plans you’ve made (if any) for your own funeral? Have you told your loved ones what kind of funeral you really want? Or what you don’t want! Do you worry about how your funeral will be paid for? Do you have a Will? What about Power of Attorney? Do you have a million questions about funerals? Then our team can help! Funeral Link are also part of a compassionate communities Truacanta collaboration called Say Something Dundee where we (along with partners from University of Dundee, DVVA and Marie Curie) aim to improve openness and conversations about all aspects of death, dying, loss and care easier to initiate.

Links to other support services

The team at funeral link are well connected with local bereavement support, money advice, volunteering and lots of other services which may help after you lose someone you love including At a Loss, Good Grief Trust and Cruse. If you or someone you care about is struggling then please get in touch for independent funeral advice on 01382 458800.

Open to all struggling with cost

We are open to everyone who currently lives or whose loved one has died in Dundee. Areas covered include: Ardler, Balgay, Barnhill, Beechwood, Brantwood, Broughty Ferry, Camperdown, Charleston, City Centre, Clepington, Coldside, Craigie/Craigiebank, Douglas, Downfield, Dryburgh, Fairmuir, Fintry, Hilltown, Kingsway, Kirkton/Trottick, Law, Linlathen, Lochee, Menzieshill, Mid Craigie/Linlathen, Mill O Mains, Polepark, Riverside, St. Marys, Stobswell, West End and Whitfield.

Funeral director options

We are pleased to confirm that most Dundee funeral directors share our view - that local people should no longer end up in debt as a result of funeral costs they cannot afford. There are many options for reducing costs when planning a funeral, so before you make a costly mistake call funeral link for independent funeral advice and find out how we could save you money on all things funeral.