Tell Us Once service
When someone has died, you will have lots of things to do, at a time when you probably least feel like doing them. One of these is letting government departments know about the death.
You can use the Tell Us Once service to report a death to most government organisations in one go. This means you don't have to tell departments individually. This a free service. You don't have to use Tell Us Once but it can be very helpful.
Many services can be notified, including:
- the local council - to update services such Housing Benefit, Council Tax and remove the person from the electoral register
- HM Revenue and Customs - to deal with personal tax and to update regarding Child Benefit and Tax Credits claims
- Department for Work and Pensions - to update benefits information, for example, State Pension, Universal Credit
- Passport Office - to cancel a British passport
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) - to cancel a driving licence and to remove registered keeper details
- public sector or Armed Forces Pension Schemes - to update pension records