Who to Inform
Who to inform when someone dies?
There are several people who should be informed when someone passes away, the following people should be informed if relevant:
- Relatives and friends
- Employer/school
- Solicitor/accountant
- The deceased's Tax Office
- 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, 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 - 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 that owed the deceased money
Things that may need returned:
- Order books/benefits
- Passport
- Driving licence
- 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
- National Insurance papers
