Guidance

What to do after a death in England or Wales: leaflet

A leaflet providing help and information about what to do when someone dies.

Documents

What to do after a death in England or Wales

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78153-274-4, DWP011 PDF, 311KB, 60 pages

Welsh: What to do after a death in England and Wales

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78153-275-1, DWP011W PDF, 321KB, 60 pages

Detail

This leaflet gives you help and information about what to do when someone dies including how to:

get a medical certificate which shows the cause of death
register the death
arrange the funeral
decide what to do with the person’s property and belongings

It also tells you about the financial help you may be able to get and the organisations who can give you support and comfort.

Some of the information is different for deaths in Scotland. Go to www.scotland.gov.uk or visit a Jobcentre in Scotland to get a leaflet produced by the Scottish government.

Order up to 50 copies of a leaflet

DWP leaflet line 0845 7 31 32 33

Call the DWP leaflet line to order up to 50 copies of a leaflet. You can also order large print, Braille and audio versions.

Order more than 50 copies of a leaflet

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Find more information on GOV.UK

See www.gov.uk/after-a-death