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Planning ahead |
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Financial and personal planning
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When someone dies |
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Stillbirths and miscarriages |
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A stillbirth is a birth after the 24th week
of pregnancy where the child is not born alive. A doctor or midwife will issue
a certificate of stillbirth, giving the cause. If no doctor or midwife is present
one of the parents, or anyone else who knows what happened, can make a declaration
of stillbirth at the register office.
In the case of a stillbirth, both the birth and death must be registered together
at the register office within 42 days. Those who can register are (in order of
priority):-
- the mother
- the father (but only if he was married to the mother)
- the owner or occupier of the premises where the stillbirth took place
- anyone else present at the stillbirth
A death certificate will not usually be issued. Many funeral directors make no
charge for arranging the funeral of a stillborn baby and many cemeteries and crematoria
also make no charge for burial or cremation.
A miscarriage is the loss of a baby before the 24th week of pregnancy.
No registration is needed.
Grieving for a lost child
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Organising a funeral |
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Check the will to see if there are
any instructions left by the deceased
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Getting your
affairs in order after the funeral |
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Who to tell |
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If the person has died within the Kirklees area, the
registrars office will notify Social Services of the death.
Please inform the council of any relevant changes in circumstances:
Other agencies
- Any hospital the person was attending
- The family doctor to cancel any home nursing
- The
Inland Revenue - What to do about tax
when someone dies
- The social security office if benefit
was being paid directly into the deceased's bank or building society
account, for example Retirement Pension, Attendance Allowance,
Child Benefit
- Any employer and trade union
- A child or young person's teacher, employer or college if
a parent, brother, sister, grandparent or close friend has died
- A car insurance company (if you are insured
to drive the car under the deceased's name, you will cease to
be legally insured)
- The deceased's gas, electricity and telephone suppliers
- The Post Office so that they can redirect
the deceased's mail.
- Landlord
- Insurance company
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Things to send back |
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Keep a record of pension book numbers or other social security
numbers before you send anything back. You should return the following with a
note of explanation and the date of death with each document:
- Order books, payable orders or girocheques, to the
social security office or other office which issued the payment. A child benefit
book which includes payments for a child who has died. Orders should not be cashed
after the death of a person.
- The deceased's passport to:
UK passport Agency
Clive House
70-78 Petty France
London
SW1H 9HD |
- The deceased's driving license to:
DVLA
Longview Road
Swansea
SA6 7JL |
- The registration documents of a car, for the change of owner to be recorded
- Any season tickets. Claim any refund due
- Membership cards of clubs and associations. Claim any refund due
- Library books and tickets
- National Insurance papers to relevant offices
- NHS equipment - wheelchairs, hearing aids, artificial limbs
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Grieving (external) |
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Links to organisations
offering professional counselling; support groups; coping with and understanding
grief; and comfort from faith and religion.
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Memorials |
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Benefits for those who are left |
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Bereavement benefits
The new bereavement benefits are:
Other Benefits and Grants
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