DAYTON, Ohio -- A growing number of people are seeking help with burial and cremation costs as the recession triggers rocks family budgets. That means cash-strapped local governments are stepping in with taxpayer dollars. The numbers are up at coroner's offices from Los Angeles to Dayton, Ohio, to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Some states and cities have increased their budgets to meet the demand.
The cost to governments can range from $150 for basic cremation to $1,400 for burial. The number of indigent cremations in Dayton jumped from 37 in 2007 at a total cost of $24,000 to 53 last year at a cost of $34,500. The economy also has become a common topic at meetings of the National Funeral Directors Association.
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