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Financial Services and Utilities: Bereavement

Asked by Caroline VoadenLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 22 May 2026UIN 625

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data the Government holds on the number of complaints made to financial services and utility companies relating to the handling of bereavement notifications.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Tell Us Once is used by public sector bodies only, and does not collect data on the number of complaints made to financial services and utility companies relating to the handling of bereavement notifications.

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