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Hello,
Could anybody tell me the address I will need to notify the DWP about an inheritance? Income related ESA.
Cheers.
It will be different for everyone so you will need to ring them to ask, unless you have a recent letter and you can use that address. Regardless, the quickest way to report this will be to ring them. They don’t often acknowledge letters.
Hi @Heartman
Whilst Poppys advice is OK you absolutely do NOT have to ring ESA.
Someone people are unable to make or manage phone calls at all whilst others only wish to write so they have a record of exactly what they have told ESA. Include this fact in your letter if its relevant.
To work out which address to write to, use the address on the last letter you had.
If you don't have a letter with an address on then I've put below a list of all the offices, the only advice I can give pick the best one is;
Explain in your letter you didn't know which office to write to and ask for it to be forwarded to the right office. Keep a copy. Include your NI number.
Eventually your post should be sent to the correct office. Put a return address on the back too.
Further, save money when sending the letter the DWP have 'Free Post' which means you don't need to buy a stamp. E.g. for Aberdeens office the envelope just has to say 'Freepost DWP ESA 1' on it.
Below is a list of free post addresses for ESA to put on your envelope:
Aberdeen ESA Freepost DWP ESA 1 Barnsley ESA Freepost DWP ESA 38 Basildon ESA Freepost DWP ESA 2 Bathgate ESA Freepost DWP ESA 3 Belfast ESA Freepost DWP ESA 4 Birkenhead ESA Freepost DWP ESA 5 Bury St Edmunds ESA Freepost DWP ESA 7 Caerphilly ESA Freepost DWP ESA 8 Canterbury ESA Freepost DWP ESA 39 Chippenham ESA Freepost DWP ESA 10 Clydebank ESA Freepost DWP ESA 11 Greenock ESA Freepost DWP ESA 14 Hackney ESA Freepost DWP ESA 40 Handsworth ESA Freepost DWP ESA 15 Hanley ESA Freepost DWP ESA 16 Hull ESA Freepost DWP ESA 17 Llanelli ESA Freepost DWP ESA 18 Merthyr Tydfil ESA Freepost DWP ESA 21 Oldham ESA Freepost DWP ESA 23 Peterborough ESA Freepost DWP ESA 24 Plymouth ESA Freepost DWP ESA 25 Preston ESA Freepost DWP ESA 26 St Austell ESA Freepost DWP ESA 27 St Helens ESA Freepost DWP ESA 28 Stockton ESA Freepost DWP ESA 29 Stratford ESA Freepost DWP ESA 20 Sunderland ESA Freepost DWP ESA 30 Wellingborough ESA Freepost DWP ESA 33 Wolverhampton ESA Freepost DWP ESA 34 Worcester ESA Freepost DWP ESA 35 Worthing ESA Freepost DWP ESA 36 Wrexham ESA Freepost DWP ESA 37
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/single_line_freepost_addresses_f/response/919349/attach/3/Reply Letter 4333.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1
Additionally, for peace of mind you can get free 'Proof of Postage' from a post office counter.
You'll need the free post at the top and then the full address underneath with post code (for proof of postage).
Heres an example of what it should look like on the envelope:
Freepost DWP ESA 1
ESA Aberdeen
Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 2AR
The first line is the Free-post (so you don't have to buy a stamp) and then the lines below that are the normal address (needed for proof of postage at the post office counter).
Once you've got proof of postage you're covered if there is an issue with the DWP. A judge will accept that the DWP should have received it an acted up on what your letter said. Even if it takes them a few weeks to scan it on to their system - that's not your problem its the departments own issue. Even if it takes them 6 months to act on your letter, that's their fault not yours. Often they will act on a letter but not reply if there's nothing you need to do.
Alternatively you can take your letter to the nearest job centre plus, you can ask them in person which office to write to, they can look up your record, you can also drop a letter off here and ask for a receipt, they will forward your letter on instead of going to the post office.
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