Our burial scheme operates in conjunction with West London Synagogue. The scheme covers the provision of a burial plot at Edgwarebury cemetery.

 

The charge for membership is £36.75 per person per year for 2009, payable in advance. It will increase by RPI each year. The charge is invoiced separately from Synagogue subscriptions, on joining and then in January of each year. It will be collected by Direct Debit. It is not eligible for Gift Aid.

 

The cost of a plot at Edgwarebury Cemetery for anyone who is not a member of the scheme is currently £5,000. This can be expected to increase in future.

 

The following points should be noted.

 

1.       Members’ children under 18 are covered by their parents’ subscriptions. There is no need to enrol them individually.

2.       Children of 18 or over are not covered by their parents’ subscription. They are no longer members of the Synagogue by virtue of their parents’ membership. They are welcome to join the Synagogue and are then treated like any other adult member. They may join the Burial Scheme if they wish.

3.       There is no provision in the scheme for cremation, which takes place at Hoop Lane, Golders Green.

4.       Funeral expenses are not covered.

5.       Spouses can elect to share the same plot or can reserve the adjacent plot. West London Synagogue will ask the surviving spouse whether they wish to take this option. There is no need to reserve a specific plot before the first death to achieve this.

6.       Non-Jewish spouses, who are Friends of Westminster Synagogue and pay the appropriate synagogue subscription, may also be members of the scheme and can be buried with their Jewish spouses.

7.       Those joining the scheme over the age of 50 are required to pay a one-off over-age surcharge, which is set out below.

8.       Eligibility for the full burial right entitlement (currently £5,000) will build over the first 5 years of membership. This is also set out below.

 

Those who join the scheme over the age of 50 will be asked to pay the same one-off Over-age Surcharge as West London SYnagogue's new members, which is currently:

                50 but under 55                £240

                55 but under 60                £350

                60 but under 65                £450

                65 but under 70                £550

                70 but under 75                £600

                75 but under 80                £650

                80 and over                      Non-eligible

 

Eligibility for the full burial right entitlement (currently £5,000) will build over the first 5 years of membership of the scheme as follows:

 

Member for less than 1 year              entitlement limited to any over-age surcharge

Member for between 1 – 2 years        entitlement 20% of full entitlement

Member for between 2 – 3 years        entitlement 40% of full entitlement

Member for between 3 – 4 years        entitlement 60% of full entitlement

Member for between 4 – 5 years        entitlement 80% of full entitlement

Member for more than 5 years           full entitlement

 

The executors of the member will have to make good the shortfall between the entitlement set out above and the then current price of a burial plot.