People to inform

Following a bereavement various people, companies, and other interested parties need to be told about someone who has died:

Local social services - if meals on wheels, home help, day centre transport was used
Any hospital that the person was attending
The deceased's local Inland Revenue office
The local Benefits Agency office to cancel pensions, allowances, benefits etc
Any employer or trade union
A child’s or young person’s teacher, employer or college, should be informed if a parent, brother, sister, grandparent or close friend has died
Car insurance company. People driving a car insured in the deceased’s name are not legally insured
Local offices of British Gas, Electricity, British Telecom, Royal Mail deliveries, local newsagent
If the deceased was receiving Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit, the local housing department; also if the deceased was living in property rented from the council or any landlord if the deceased lived in rented accommodation.