Stormont launches fund to pay for child funerals including stillbirths

NI Minister for Communities Deirdre Hargey speaking in the Stormont Great Hall (PA)

A new fund to help cover the cost of children’s funerals will help families at the worst time of their lives, a Stormont minister has said.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey welcomed the launch of the Child Funeral Fund as it came into operation on Wednesday.