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Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200
You could get a Funeral Expenses Payment (also called a Funeral Payment)…
You can get a Funeral Expenses Payment if all of the following apply: you…
You must apply within 6 months of the funeral, even if you’re waiting for…
Use the adult or child claim form and notes to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment by post.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Register the death within 5 days (8 days in Scotland) - this includes…
If a death is reported to a coroner, the documents you need to register…
You must register a death with the local authorities in the country where…
Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government…
Contact the following organisations if you cannot use the Tell Us Once…
The funeral can usually only take place after the death is registered. You…
You must register the death. You may also need to report the death of a…
Bereavement is a personal experience and can affect people in different…
How to apply to the Children’s Funeral Fund for help paying for a funeral for a child under 18
Information and guidance on how to claim funeral expenses for a veteran whose death was due to service before 6 April 2005.
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
Forms for burial or cremation authorities and funeral directors to claim back fees and specific expenses for a child burial or cremation.
An Order which introduces legal obligations on funeral directors and crematorium operators.
Form for paying funeral expenses from money in a Court Funds Office account for a deceased Court of Protection client.
Rules requiring price transparency continue to have a positive impact on funeral sector.
Funeral directors and crematorium operators can use this service to submit revenue returns and compliance statements
Helping funeral directors and crematorium operators understand their legal obligations.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Spain.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
List of funeral directors for British nationals in Mexico.
List of funeral directors for British nationals in Guatemala.
The following list of funeral directors in Belarus has been prepared for the convenience of British nationals.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for UK nationals in Chile.
Guidance for those wishing to attend ceremonial events, including the Lying-in-State at the Palace of Westminster.
The government’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) market study into the funeral sector.
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