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How to apply to the Children’s Funeral Fund for help paying for a funeral for a child under 18
The Children’s Funeral Fund for England can help to pay for some of the…
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…
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.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Rules requiring price transparency continue to have a positive impact on funeral sector.
You need an exhumation licence if you are removing human remains from the ground
Use the adult or child claim form and notes to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment by post.
Information and guidance on how to claim funeral expenses for a veteran whose death was due to service before 6 April 2005.
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
Complete if you are applying for a new bespoke permit.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cameroon, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Thailand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Form for paying funeral expenses from money in a Court Funds Office account for a deceased Court of Protection client.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in France, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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