Notify us of a death

When you contact the NYPF, please have the following information handy. Providing everything together can save you time and speed up the process.

Member’s details:

• Name
• Address
• National Insurance number
• Employer name (if applicable)
• Relationship status (single, married, civil partnership, cohabiting, divorced, widowed)
• Date of death and has a death certificate been issued
• Is the bank account still open

Survivor/Dependent/Child Details:

• Name(s) (if there are multiple dependents)
• Address(es)

Best person for the NYPF to contact:

• Contact name and executor’s details (if different)
• Relationship to the deceased
• Contact address
• Contact telephone number
• Contact email address

We will:

• contact the next of kin (that we have been told about) when we are notified of the death
• ask for a clear photocopy of the death certificate and any other important documents, like a marriage certificate. If further benefits are payable we will request an original death certificate (which will be returned to you). This is not required if you have used the ‘Tell Us Once’ service and selected LGPS.
• let you know if there are any death benefits payable
• send forms to claim survivor and dependants’ pensions (where applicable)

We may:

• ask for information about close family members to help assess if further benefits are payable
• ask for any other details that we need 

If the deceased member was receiving a pension, we will stop all pension payments as soon as possible. If there has been any overpayment, we will start the reclaim process and send you the details in writing.

Once we receive the fully completed claim form(s), and any requested certificates, we will assess any benefits due and write to the beneficiaries.

Useful links 

If the deceased was not paying into the pension scheme at date of death and was not receiving a pension from the NYPF.

If the deceased was a pensioner member in receipt of a pension from the NYPF.