When Someone Dies
When Someone Dies
Who To Inform
The Following People should be informed if Relevant
- Relatives and friends
- Employers/School
- Solicitor/Accountant
- National Insurance Contributions Office if they were self – employed (to cancel payments)
- Landlord or Local Authority if the deceased rented their property
- Local Authority if the deceased paid Council Tax, had a parking permit and was issued with a Blue Badge for disabled parking, received social services help, or attended day care
- Any private organisation/agency providing home help
- General insurance companies – house contents, car, travel, medical etc
- Pension providers/Life Insurance Companies
- Bank/Building Society
- Mortgage provider
- Hire purchase or loan companies
- Credit card providers/Store cards
- Utility companies, if accounts were in the deceased’s name
- TV / Internet companies with which the deceased had subscriptions
- Royal Mail, if mail needs re-directing
- UK Passport Agency, to return and cancel a passport
- Social groups to which the deceased belonged
- Dentist
- Creditors – anyone to whom the deceased owed money
- Debtors – anyone who owed the deceased money
Things that May Need To Be Returned
- Order books/benefits
- Registration documents for the deceased’s car (if necessary)
- Season ticket and membership cards of any clubs or associations, as a refund may be due
- Benefit/pension books and any unused cheques/ vouchers should be returned to the benefits office
- Library books and tickets
How To Let People Know
- Through our website
- Local/National Newspapers
- Radio
- Social Media
Click below for related information
- Arranging the Funeral
- Where the Death Occurred
- Care of the Deceased
- Registering the Death
- Who to Inform
- Location of Service
- Coffins & Cremation Caskets
- Funeral Costs
- Transport
- Floral Tributes
- Order of Service