Unfortunately DWP has been somewhat dilatory for some time now in this respect. It is not unusual to receive a claim for an overpayment several months after the death. They send these to us as the extracting solicitors even though our instructions were limited to obtaining the grant only. I then have to forward the correspondence to the executor who hopefully has not distributed the estate. I always advise clients to check bank statements to make sure that there has not been a payment credited since the date of death.
Patrick Moroney