Bodies of Indigenous families’ loved ones left in morgues after collapse of funeral insurer Youpla
by Lorena Allam and Ben Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y9TP)
Federal government urged to provide compensation, as minister says families can apply for state-assisted or pauper' funerals
Aboriginal families in at least two states have been forced to leave the bodies of their loved ones in morgues because they can't afford a funeral after the financial collapse of their insurer, which has previously been exposed for its misleading and deceptive" conduct.
The collapse last month of Youpla Group has sparked calls for compensation for the more than 13,000 low-income Aboriginal people who face losing all they have paid into the funeral fund.
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