When someone has died, there are lots of things that need to be done, at a time when you probably least feel like doing them. One of these is contacting government departments and local council services that need to be told.
We are providing a service which we hope will make things easier. This new service means that you can just tell us and these organisations will be contacted.
When someone has died, their death needs to be registered with the Registrar.
Once that’s done, several other organisations may have to be contacted and given the same information. We can help you to give the information to the
Department for Work and Pensions and they can pass on this information to a number of other government departments and local council services for you.
If you decide to use this service we will be able to tell the following organisations:
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Department for Work and Pensions
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The Pension, Disability and Carers Service
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Jobcentre Plus
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HM Revenue & Customs
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Child Benefit
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Child Tax Credit & Working Tax Credit
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Personal Taxation
- Identity and Passport Service
- Housing Benefit Office
- Council Tax Benefit Office
These organisations can also be told if you ask
us to do so:
Information you will need to use this service
To make sure the right information is given to any organisations we contact for you and so that you get the most out of the service it will help if you can bring along with you the following information about the person who has died:
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Their National Insurance number and date of birth
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Details of any benefits or services they were receiving
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Their death certificate
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Their Driving Licence or Driving Licence number
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Their Passport or Passport number and town/country of birth
We may also ask you for the contact details for:
You must obtain the permission of the person llisted above if you are going to provide us with information about them.