ChatterBank0 min ago
do debts die with you?
If you died owing money (utility companies, catalogues, etc) do your debts die with you or is your next of kin responsible?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thanks for quick replies. I'm asking because a friend of mine died a couple of years ago and basically all he had was a few sticks of furniture (cooker, fridge, second hand 3 piece, etc....no savings) and his dad settled all his outstanding bills. I was sure at the time that his dad didnt have to (and he had to pay all funeral costs) but his dad insisted that he had to, as his next of kin.
Didnt seem right to me at the time that his dad had to get himself into debt to sought out
Didnt seem right to me at the time that his dad had to get himself into debt to sought out
Following on from the comment over the funeral payments which are paid from the social fund, there are conditions but if the applicant was in receipt of a means tested benefit, accepts responsibility for the costs of a funeral, and claims within 3 months of the date of the funeral the applicant may be successful, you can obtain the form (SF200, I think) from the DWP or your local jobcentre should be able to help.
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