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You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
Information and eligibility guidance for an additional period of payment due to the estate of a person who received a Restored War Widows/War Widowers Pension.
When and how to pay tax if you get money from someone's pension pot after they die - including 'death in service' benefits
How to identify and record the people who own or control your company.
How to report a change in circumstances during or after making a claim for compensation or a pension.
Check if an estate can get the residence nil rate band (RNRB) when someone downsizes, gifts or sells their home before they die.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
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.
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.
Use form R185 (Estate Income) to advise beneficiaries about income from the estate of someone who has died.
Emotional and practical support for bereaved families and loved ones is available from government departments and approved charities.
Run payroll for married women or widowers paying less National Insurance, forms CA4139, CF383, CF380A, use NI category letter B or E, when to stop deducting the reduced rate
Claim or deal with Child Benefit for someone else - if your child has a baby, authorisation form TC689, appointees, voluntary organisations
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.
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you've been offered a job in a faith community - eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family
Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.
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