The sharing of death registration information between the Registrar General and the DWP

Purpose: To ensure that benefit payment arrear are paid correctly
Information sharing benefits: DWP will be able to identify claimants who were not correctly paid state pension and pay arrears of benefit due. For claimants who are now deceased; DWP will be able to make substantial savings of time and cost by not needing to trace potential next of kin by other methods.
Disclosed information: Name and Surname of the informant; Qualification; Usual address of the informant at the time the death was registered; Admin area of coroner if no informant
Information sharing method: Electronic Verification
Contact: FOI@hmpo.gov.uk
Start date: 2023-08-04
End date: 2026-07-30
Review date
Retention period: P80Y
Isa status: Complete
Id: 280
Notes: Update to end date
Updated: 06 October 2026

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