When a loved one passes away, you may be the person that is left to take care of informing businesses such as banks, insurers, utility companies and pension providers of the death. This can take some time especially if you are trying to contact many businesses connected with the deceased, so we created this helpful guide about how you can register a death with West Yorkshire Pension Fund to speed up the process.
What is the West Yorkshire Pension Fund?
The West Yorkshire Pension Fund (also known as WYPF) is the third largest local government pension scheme in England and Wales with total assets of £14,011m. The five Metropolitan Councils across West Yorkshire are the largest employers in the scheme; in total there are 422 employers across the UK in the scheme and 284,820 members.
How to contact West Yorkshire Pension Fund about the death
You can contact the West Yorkshire Pension Fund to inform them of a death by using any of the below details. We do recommend that you send any information in writing so that it can be easily traceable.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01274 434999
Post: WYPF, PO Box 67, Bradford, BD1 1UP
What information Will you need to share with West Yorkshire Pension Fund about a bereavement?
When you contact the West Yorkshire Pension Fund about the passing of someone, you should try and have the following information about the deceased ready to share:
- Pension scheme number
- Employee number
- National insurance number
- Date of death
- Personal details such as full name and address
- Contact details of the person that is dealing with the death
- Details of any dependants such as a partner, spouse or children
What are the next steps?
After you have informed the WYPF of the death, they Will then take the next steps required as part of the process. It's not uncommon for businesses to reach out to those that have notified them of the death and request further information.
In most cases, they Will automatically pay pensions directly to a serving spouse or partner, unless stated otherwise in their Will.
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