DEALING with the loss of a loved one could hit your finances.
A third of people saw their financial situation worsen, according to data from charity Sue Ryder.
As the Financial Conduct Authority renews calls for banks and other companies to do more to support vulnerable bereaved customers, here is the help available for those dealing with grief.
When Yvonne Bailey’s husband John passed away unexpectedly from cancer, just ten weeks after her son Peter had died in a road accident, her world was shattered.
Her grief was overwhelming, but she also had to deal with money worries on top.
Without John’s salary as a delivery driver, Yvonne had no money coming in…