# Co-beneficiary is deceased

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Case scenario: Information gathered from the HSS and during the occupancy survey confirms that the occupant is a beneficiary **but also that there was a co-beneficiary**. Data from the occupancy survey and from Home Affairs shows that the co-beneficiary is no longer alive (e.g. a spouse has died). In these cases, the property is transferred to the surviving beneficiary / spouse.
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1. Where the deceased co-beneficiary was a spouse, the surviving spouse needs to provide the following documents:
   * ID of the deceased
   * Marriage certificate
   * Death certificate
   * Will (if available)
2. Where the co-beneficiary was not a spouse, the surviving beneficiary needs to provide the following documents:
   * ID of the deceased
   * Death certificate
   * Masters letters of authority 
3. Proceed to the [core-registration-process](https://cahf.gitbook.io/primary-transfer-toolkit/beneficiary-administration-and-transfer-toolkit/validation-regularisation-and-transfer/core-registration-process "mention")