Deaths
When someone has died, there are lots of people you will need to notify at a time when you probably least feel like doing it.
By using the Tell Us Once service we can notify other areas of the council as well as government departments for you.
This is a free service which is provided immediately following the registration by a member of Customer Services staff. The whole registration and notification process will take between 40 and 60 minutes.
We will ask you if you would like to use this service when you make your appointment.
The service is optional but where people have used the service they have said it saves them time at a stage in their lives when they are busy dealing with the emotional difficulties that come with bereavement.
You can use the Tell Us Once service to tell the following organisations about the death:
- Leeds City Council
- Housing Benefit Office
- Council Tax Benefit Office
- Council Housing
- Council Tax
- Libraries
- Blue Badge parking permit
- Adult Services
- Children’s Services
- Collection of payment for council services
- Electoral services
- Department for Work and Pensions
Pension, Disability and Carers Service
- Jobcentre Plus
- Overseas Health Team
Ministry of Defence, Service Personnel and Veterans Agency
HM Revenue & Customs
- Child Benefit
- Child Tax Credit & Working Tax Credit
- Personal Taxation
Identity and Passport Service
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
The Tell Us Once service will pass details to these departments on your behalf; the departments you have chosen to notify will contact you directly if they need any more information to process your change in circumstances.
When you call the register office to register a birth or death the registration officer will give you information about tell us once.
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
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. To make an appointment (or for any queries), please telephone 0113 2224408.
To make an appointment (or for any queries), please telephone 0113 2224408.