The Light Beyond: Dealing with bereavement in the UK

August 21, 2007

Dealing with bereavement in the UK

If you have lost a loved one and are based in the UK, an extremely useful resource to know about is the Death and Bereavement page of the Directgov site. It covers all the 'official' aspects of bereavement, such as registering a death, arranging a funeral, documents and information needed when someone dies, tax affairs after a death and lots more.

Aug 21, 2007 2:22:42 PM | Resources

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