When someone has died, Wiltshire Council can help you tell the people who need to know. This service is called Tell Us Once.
When someone has died, there are lots of things that need to be done, at a time when you probably least feel like doing them. One of these is contacting government departments and local council services that need to be told.
Wiltshire Council is providing a service which we hope will make things easier. This new service means that you can just tell us and these organisations will be contacted.
Depending on your circumstances the following organisations can be notified:
| Adult Social Care | Free school transport |
| Armed Forces Compensation scheme | Garden waste services |
| Armed Forces Pension scheme | Garage tenancy with council |
|
Assisted waste |
Housing and Council Tax Benefit |
| Attendance Allowance | Housing advice |
| Bereavement Benefit | Housing register |
| Blue Badges | Incapacity Benefit |
| Business rate payer | Income Support |
| Business waste collection | Jobseeker’s Allowance |
| Carer of disabled/senior citizens | Leisure centre membership |
| Carer’s Allowance | Libraries |
| Child Tax Credit | Money owed to the council |
| Child Benefit | Overseas Health |
| Children’s services | Parking permits |
| Clinical/medical waste | Part of a benefits claim but not claimant |
| Concessionary bus passes | Pension Credit |
| Council Housing | Personal Taxation |
| Council tax | State Pension |
| Disability Living Allowance | Telecare Social Alarm |
| Driving licence | UK passport |
| Electoral Services | War Pension scheme |
| Free school meals | Working Tax Credit |
When you register the death the Registration Officer will give you more information about the service and how you can use it. If it helps, you can usually make appointments to register the death and use the service on the same visit.
Information you will need to use the service
To make sure the right information is given to any organisations we contact for you, and so that you get the most out of the service, it will help if you can bring along with you the following information about the person who has died:
- Their National Insurance number and date of birth
- Details of any benefits or services they were receiving
- Their death certificate
- Their Driving Licence or Driving Licence number
- Their Passport or Passport number
- The National Insurance number of any surviving spouse
We may also ask you for information about:
- Their next of kin
- Any surviving husband, wife or civil partner
- The person dealing with their estate
You must obtain the agreement of the persons listed above if you are going to provide us with information about them.
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: chippenhamregistrationoffice@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 713007
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address: Chippenham Registration Office
4 Timber Street
Chippenham
SN15
3BZ
In Person:
DX:
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: salisburyregistrationoffice@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 713007
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address:
Salisbury Registration Office
Wiltshire Council
P
O Box 2281
Salisbury
SP2 2HX
In Person: The Council House
Bourne Hill
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 3UZ
DX:
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: devizesregistrationoffice@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 713007
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address: Devizes Registration Office
The Beeches
Bath Road
Devizes
SN10
2AL
In Person:
DX:
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: trowbridgeregisteroffice@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 713007
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address: Wiltshire Register Office
The Chestnuts
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14
8EZ
In Person:
DX:
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail:
Telephone:
Out of hours:
Fax:
Postal Address:
In Person:
DX:
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Last updated: 2 February 2012
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