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Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate. This step by step is also available as a Welsh (Cymraeg) guide. Show all...
- Report The Death Without a Tell Us Once Reference Number
Contact the Tax Credit Office if your partner or a child...
- Report The Death Without a Tell Us Once Reference Number
Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.
- You may be able to get Bereavement Support Payment if your partner has died. It has replaced the following benefits: Widowed Parent’s Allowance - i...
- Bereavement Support Payment is not means-tested. This means what you earn or how much you have in savings will not affect what you get. When your p...
- The amount of Bereavement Support Payment you can get will depend on: your relationship to the person who died when you make your claim when you re...
- You can apply for Bereavement Support Payment online, by telephone or by post. To apply, you’ll need: your National Insurance number your bank or b...
- Arranging A Funeral with A Funeral Director
- Arranging A Funeral Without A Funeral Director
- Paying For A Funeral
Before getting started with a funeral director, you should check that the funeral directors you talk to are registered with either the National Association of Funeral Directors or the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors(or both). Funeral directors have to provide a standardised price list so that you can compare costs betwe...
You don’t have to use a funeral director if you don’t want to – you can have a ‘do-it-yourself’ funeral. These involve more organising, but they can be less expensive and more personal. This type of funeral often takes place when someone has planned it for themselves before their death. If you want to arrange a funeral in your local cemetry or crem...
Arranging a funeral can be expensive as well as stressful. If you arrange the funeral, you're responsible for paying the bill – so check first where the money will come from. The funeral can be paid for by: 1. you or other family members or friends 2. a lump sum from a life insurance policy or pension scheme the person paid into 3. a pre-paid funer...
If your partner has died, you might be able to claim Bereavement Support Payment. If you and your partner weren’t married or in a civil partnership, you can only claim Bereavement Support Payment if all of the following are true:
Within a few days of the death you should: register the death - you must do this within 5 days. use the 'Tell Us Once' service to tell the government about the death. start arranging the funeral. Within a couple of weeks of the death you might need to: tell other organisations, such as banks and utility companies.
As a rule, the death of a spouse or civil partner affects your benefits, tax, and pension. Check what you can claim and who to inform about a change in circumstances.
Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) is a benefit that you may be able to claim if your spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner (provided you have a child or children) died after 6 April 2017. This benefit isn't means-tested, so you can make a claim regardless of your income or whether you're in work, but there are certain eligibility criteria.
