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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.
Information and guidance on applying for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme.
A guide to applying for compensation under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
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.
Forms to help child death overview panels (CDOPs) assess the causes of a child’s death as part of the child death review process.
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
How child death overview panels (CDOPs) should submit information for the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB1) data collection.
How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you can get, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
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