When you face losing a loved one or have already lost a loved one, knowing how to navigate through practical and emotional situations can be a struggle at a time when it is already very difficult to cope. The following resources are designed to provide information and support to those who are newly bereaved, those approaching the death of a loved one or for those who are struggling with grief from a loss that happened many years ago.
When someone dies, there is a formal process taken to inform various people about the death of your loved one. The resources below will help you to navigate through the various processes, such as registering the death, who needs to know about the death, planning a funeral, managing wills and honouring the last wishes of a loved one and accessing benefits and support grants if paying for a funeral is difficult.
Government website: When someone dies
CRUSE Bereavement Care: What to do after someone dies
Age UK: What to do when someone dies
At a Loss: Help at the time of death
The following resources provide information regarding rules and regulations about funerals, the range of choices available to families who are arranging a funeral and how to find a funeral director and/or plan a funeral independently;
The Good Grief Trust: Need to know information
National Association of Funeral Directors: Why choose an NAFD funeral home member
Citizen’s Advice Bureau; https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/death-and-wills/arranging-a-funeral/
At a Loss: Help at the time of death
CRUSE Helpline: to speak to a trained bereavement support workers
Tel: 0808 808 1677 (call for free)
There are benefits and grants available from the government to provide financial support when someone dies, including funeral costs.
Benefits and financial support when someone dies
Benefits, tax and pensions following the death of a partner
We provide £300 bereavement grants to individuals and families who’ve lost a loved one affected by leukodystrophy, to find out more please visit: Grant programme
