If a family member or loved one has gone missing, you might want or need to manage their finances on their behalf. The independent charity Missing People offers practical guidance in this area.
What’s in this guide
Get help and advice from Missing People
The charity Missing People can help whether you:
- share assets with a missing relative
- are dependent on them financially, or
- are simply looking after their finances should they return.
Missing People offer advice and practical guidance in the following areas:
- Life insurance
- Mortgages.
They also explains when and how you can resolve a missing relative’s finances and look after their estate where circumstances suggest they’re likely to have died.
Read about managing a missing relative’s financial affairs on the Missing People website
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- Beginner’s guide to managing your money
- Living on a budget
- The best ways to pay bills
- Paying your own way
- Should you manage money jointly or separately
- How to budget for an irregular income
- Managing your money using savings pots, jam jars or piggybanking
- Managing money for someone who is missing
- Money problems and poor mental wellbeing
- Prepaid cards
- Supporting yourself financially - a guide for young adults aged 16 to 24

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MoneyHelper is the new, easy way to get clear, free, impartial help for all your money and pension choices. Whatever your circumstances or plans, move forward with MoneyHelper.
How to manage a budget
- Beginner’s guide to managing your money
- Living on a budget
- The best ways to pay bills
- Paying your own way
- Should you manage money jointly or separately
- How to budget for an irregular income
- Managing your money using savings pots, jam jars or piggybanking
- Managing money for someone who is missing
- Money problems and poor mental wellbeing
- Prepaid cards
- Supporting yourself financially - a guide for young adults aged 16 to 24