Death and bereavement
Services
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Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
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Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858
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Find out if you need to apply for probate to deal with the estate of someone who’s died. Discover how to apply for probate or letters of administration and what to do if there’s no will.
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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
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The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.