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Bereaved parents who lost their partner between 9 April 2001 and 8 February 2023 may be eligible for a backdated government payment even if they no longer have dependent children.
The death of a family member is a difficult time. We provide a number of free services to families when a veteran or service person dies.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
An annual report that provides facts and figures about the incomes and living circumstances of households and families in the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Greece.
The family procedure rules are a single set of rules governing the practice and procedure in family proceedings in the high court, county courts and magistrates' courts.
The IFRP provides independent advice to the Home Office on how best to safeguard children’s welfare during a family’s enforced return. IFRP works with the Home Office .
Find out about the grant-funded innovative projects element of the Reducing Parental Conflict programme.
Statistics relating to separated families and their child maintenance arrangements.
Information and guidance on applying for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for settlement by those on the family and private life routes.
The process when a British national dies in Turkey, including registering the death, funerals and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Nigeria, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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