Tell Us Once Service
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.
Depending on your
circumstances the following organisations can be notified:
- Adult services
- Attendance Allowance
- Bereavement Benefit
- Blue Badge Parking Permit
- Carer’s Allowance
- Child Benefit
- Child Tax Credit
- Children’s Services
- Collection of Payment for Council Services
- Council Housing
- Council Tax
- Council Tax Benefit
- Disability Living Allowance
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Electoral Services
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Housing Benefit
- Identity and Passport Service
- Incapacity Benefit
- Income Support
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Library Services
- Pension Credit
- Personal taxation
- State Pension
- Working Tax Credit
When you have registered the death the
Registration Officer will give you more information about the
service and how you can use it. If it helps, you can usually
make appointments to register the death and use the service on the
same visit.
Information you will need to use the
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:
- Their National Insurance number and date of birth
- Details of any benefits or services they were receiving
- Their death certificate
- Their Driving Licence or Driving Licence number
- Their Passport or Passport number
- Blue Car Badge (if
applicable)
- Concessionary bus pass (if applicable)
We may also ask you for information
about:
- Their next of kin
- Any surviving husband, wife or civil partner
- The person dealing with their estate
You must obtain the agreement of the persons
listed above if you are going to provide us with information about
them.