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Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Child Benefit if your child dies or the claimant dies - report the death, when to make a new claim, arrears
You’ll usually get Child Benefit for 8 weeks after the child dies. If they…
You may be able to get Child Benefit if you become the main carer for the…
Bereavement compensation information for when a service person's or veteran's death is predominantly caused by His Majesty's Armed Forces service on or after 6 April 2005.
The Longitudinal Study estimates the number of children who lose a mother before they reach the age of 16 years old.
Information and guidance on applying for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
A guide to applying for compensation under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Kazakhstan.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Chad.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Statistics on primary school children who are overweight, measured in reception and year 6 and presented for different ethnic groups.
Forms to help child death overview panels (CDOPs) assess the causes of a child’s death as part of the child death review process.
This Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) COVID-19 page provides important advice and updates for service parents.
How child death overview panels (CDOPs) should submit information for the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB1) data collection.
Apply for financial help to pay for university, higher and further education if one of your parents died while serving in the armed forces - who can apply, how much you can get, how to apply, how long it takes
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