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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…

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...

• Overview

  As a personal representative (an executor or administrator) you’re legally…

• Settling debts and taxes

  You must pay any debts and settle the taxes for the person who died. This…

• Managing and selling assets

  You may have to pay taxes for the estate if there is any new income while…

• Reporting an estate’s income to HMRC

  You may need to send information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about…

• Distributing the estate

  Once you have paid any debts and taxes, or you are sure the estate has…

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

• How it works

  You may be able to get Bereavement Support Payment if your partner has…

• Eligibility

  Bereavement Support Payment is not means-tested. This means what you earn…

• What you'll get

  The amount of Bereavement Support Payment you can get will depend on: your…

• How to claim

  You can apply for Bereavement Support Payment online, by telephone or by…

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.

Arranging final payments to employees or pension recipients who die, and reporting the death of an employee at work to the Health and Safety Executive and the police.

How to report expenses and benefits you provide to employees or directors.

• Updated: 22 December 2023

Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB2.

How benefits, charges and payments of pension to Chapter 1 members are affected by the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).

• Updated: 5 October 2023