Advising government departments
Use 'Tell Us Once' to tell government departments
Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government organisations in just one go. Saving you lots of time, effort and paperwork filling at a time when you need as much help as possible. When you register the death, the registrar will:
Tell you if the service is available in your area
Give you the phone number
Give you a unique reference number to use the Tell Us Once service online or by phone
Before you use Tell Us Once you’ll need the following details of the person who died:
Date of birth
National Insurance number
Driving licence number
Vehicle registration number
Passport number
Any benefits or entitlements they were getting, for example State Pension
Any local council services they were getting, for example Blue Badge
Their next of kin – name and address
Any surviving spouse or civil partner – name and address
The person or company dealing with their estate (property, belongings and money), known as their ‘executor’ or ‘administrator’
Any public sector or armed forces pension schemes they were getting or paying in to
The Tell Us Once service will then contact:
HM Revenue and Customs - to deal with personal tax (you need to contact HMRC separately for business taxes like VAT)
Department for Work and Pensions - to cancel benefits, for example Income Support
Passport Office - to cancel a British passport
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - to cancel a driving licence and to remove the person as the keeper for up to five vehicles
The local council - to cancel Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, a Blue Badge, tell council housing services and remove the person from the electoral register
Public sector or armed forces pension schemes - to stop pension payments
Contact Us
If you need us in an emergency your call will be answered by us personally – 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Location
1-5 Balmoral Road, Kingsthorpe
Northampton NN2 6LA
Telephone: 01604 792284
The Village Funeral Home, Woodley Chase
Duston, Northampton NN5 6PS
Telephone: 01604 580077