![]() It was a huge relief and I could finally pay out the bequests.īest wishes to anyone who's having to do this. He was very nice and promised to send out a letter, which came at the end of January (Mum died last May). On phoning the Recovery From Estates dept., I was told Mum's account had already been investigated and closed four months previously! "Didn't you get a letter?", he said. Which is exactly what I did - so learn from my error and phone Recovery from Estates if your enquiry is about that. Their letter mentions that if the deceased was in receipt of means tested benefit, there may be an investigation after probate/confirmation is issued and if you want more details to phone the number above. These are the people who write to you to claim back any benefits wrongly paid after death. So I said, "yes please, but I thought that was you?" "No, we're Debt Management". Then she says, "would you like the phone number for Recovery From Estates?" □□♀️. Got exactly the same answer as before, "nothing showing on my computer". I waited very patiently for the DWP to get in touch, but after another couple of months with no word from them, I phoned again. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just wanted to update this in case anyone else is in the same position. ![]()
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