When a loved one passes away, dealing with the huge amount of paperwork to notify companies and organisations of the death can be overwhelming, especially during a time of distress.
From utilities to banking, insurance and broadband providers to name but a few, the time and energy required to contact each individual company or organisation can be considerable. Thankfully, there is now a range of services that you can use to simplify and speed up the process.
In this guide, we Will cover the two main providers of death notification services available in the UK and how you can use them.
Tell us Once
The ‘Tell us Once’ service notifies government and public sector services in one go. Usually, the registrar Will inform you of this service when you register the death. They Will either provide you with a form to fill in or provide a unique reference number that you can use to complete the form online or over the phone.
By using this service, you Will be able to notify the following:
- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
- Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Passport Office, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
- Local council - to cancel Housing Benefits, Council Tax and remove the person from the electoral register
- Veterans UK - to cancel Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments
- My Civil Service Pension
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Armed Forces Pension Scheme
Death Notification Service
The Deah Notification Service is a free service that provides the ability to notify a whole range of member organisations about the death of a family member, friend or care home resident, all at the same time.
Some of the members of this service include:
- Bank of Scotland
- Barclaycard
- Barclays
- Birmingham Midshires
- Cahoot
- Black Horse Finance
- Cater Allen
- CitiBank
- Clerical Medical
- Equiniti
- First Direct
- Halifax
- HSBC
- IDEM Servicing
- Intelligent Finance
- Leeds Building Society
- Lloyds Bank
- Lex Autolease
- M&S Bank
- Marcus by Goldman Sachs
- Marsden Building Society
- MBNA
- Moorgate Loan Servicing
- Nationwide Building Society
- Natwest
- Paragon
- Rothesay
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Saga Savings by Goldman Sachs
- Santander
- Scottish Widows
- Scottish Widows Bank
- Shepherds Friendly
- St James's Place
- The Mortgage Works
- UCB Home Loans Ltd
Once the simple online form is completed by the individual the details are then used to contact all the selected member organisations. Once the organisations have received the notification they Will update their records and provide information about any next steps.
If you would prefer to call in order to make a notification, you can do so by calling their helpline on 0333 2076574 to speak to one of their advisors.
Where can you get further help?
We have another quick read guide that Will provide you with important information about what to do when someone dies. It covers what to do after a death in England and Wales, and provides an easy-to-follow checklist that breaks down all the necessary steps.
If a loved one has recently passed away and you would like help with probate, please click the button below and one of our helpful team Will be in touch to see how we can help.
