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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

• How it works

  You could get a Funeral Expenses Payment (also called a Funeral Payment)…

• Eligibility

  You can get a Funeral Expenses Payment if all of the following apply: you…

• Make a claim

  You must apply within 6 months of the funeral, even if you’re waiting for…

Find out how to operate PAYE if you pay your employees with assets that can be sold or cashed in, like stocks, shares or cryptoassets.

• Updated: 19 December 2018

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.

• Overview

  Inheritance Tax is a tax on the estate (the property, money and…

• Passing on a home

  You can pass a home to your husband, wife or civil partner when you die.…

• Rules on giving gifts

  Inheritance Tax may have to be paid after your death on some gifts you’ve…

• If you die when you are based outside the UK

  If you’re based abroad, Inheritance Tax is only paid on your UK assets,…

• Updated: 25 January 2016

• Updated: 18 February 2022

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...

Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.

When and how to pay tax if you get money from someone's pension pot after they die - including 'death in service' benefits

Information about the Personal Injury Discount Rate review 2024.

• Updated: 2 December 2024

Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.