An introduction to An Introduction To This Useful .Gov Service
Typically, our blog posts are shared with the intention of simplifying complex matters of law, finance and succession.
However, with this one, we wanted to share some information on a very useful Government website portal that can make the most difficult times just a little easier.
The “Tell Us Once” Service is an online government portal which reports a death to most government bodies in a single submission.
To save you from having to notify every single government organisation of a loved ones death, this service unifies it into a single form, and allows you to notify major governing bodies such as:
HM Revenue & Customs
Department For Work And Pensions
Driver And Vehicle Licensing Agency
The Local Council
You will be introduced to this service by the registrar of someones’ death, who will also give you a unique reference number for the deceased, that will allow you to complete the service yourself online or on the phone.
You may find the the registrar offers to complete the service with you, which they are welcome to do if you wish.
Importantly, you will have 28 days to make the submission after receiving the unique number.
Before beginning the process, it is important to gather the following details of the deceased:
Full name
Date of birth
Address
Date of death
Name, address & contact details of the executor or administrator of the will
Name, address, contact details and national insurance number of the surviving spouse / civil partner of the deceased
Name, address of their next of kin if there is no surviving spouse
Name and address of any care home or institution they were living in prior to their death, and whether their stay was 28 days or longer
There are some more details that you may need to prepare, such as:
Whether they had a passport, what their passport number was and their town of birth
Whether they had a driving licence, and what their driving licence number was
Whether they owned any vehicles, and what the registration numbers were
Whether they were receiving any benefits or services from their local council
Whether they were receiving any benefits, tax credits or State Pension, along with information about which ones they were receiving
Whether they were receiving an Armed Forces Pension, or Compensation Scheme, plus details on that scheme
Whether they were paying money into public sector pension schemes and details on those schemes
Unless they were providing money into public sector pension schemes, you will not need their National Insurance number, but it could be useful.
Finally, you will find that that the only organisations that are notified are government bodies, for debts, mortgages, private pensions and insurance providers, you will need to do this privately.
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