“We would like to thank all the staff for their professionalism at the time and also for their understanding and care of Mum - she was so very special to us and to know she was well looked after at the funeral home meant the world to our family. Thank you very much.”
Who knows what you want?
- We use the official FDANZ plan and the Public Trust Funeral Trust
Your prepayment is held in trust by a third party such as the Public Trust or Sovereign Assurance Company until a funeral is required. The FDANZ Family Bereavement plan uses Sovereign Assurance to invest its funds.
- It helps protect your pension
Pre-paid funerals are currently excluded from Government asset testing for long-term residential care, so the amount you pay towards the funeral plan does not get assessed as part of your total assets.
- Pre-payment helps guard against inflation
You pay for the funeral now, at today's prices, and the interest gained on your advance payment reduces the eroding effect of inflation.
- Who knows what you want?
You make the choices – the music, the readings, the venue and so on – and we will record these so that your wishes are known when the time comes.
- You can still change your arrangements
Your wishes are carefully documented when you plan or pre-pay a funeral with Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors, and you receive a copy for your records. However, you are able to change any of these arrangements at a later date if you wish. If the funeral is to be in another town, we can arrange for your instructions to be transferred.
Anyone, of any age or health status, can take advantage of a pre-paid funeral from Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors – at any time.
If you would like to know more about pre-arranged or pre-paid funerals, or would like a free funeral planning pack, please click here or phone Cornwall Manor in Lower Hutt on (04) 566 3103 or Kingswood in Upper Hutt on (04) 528 2331.