The name on my shares does not match my ID. Can I still claim?
The short answer
Yes. A name mismatch is one of the most common reasons a claim stalls, and one of the most routinely resolved.
Registers were written by hand over decades. Initials were used instead of full names, names were expanded or shortened, spellings drifted, and married names replaced maiden names without the register ever being told. None of that affects entitlement — it affects the evidence needed to demonstrate that the two names are the same person.
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