Useful contacts

Jobcentre Plus 
Helps people of working age into jobs or training, and provides personal advisers to help with benefit claims and support people seeking work. They deal with most benefits for people of working age.

The Disability and Carers Service
Deals with Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carers Allowance/Invalid Care Allowance.

The Pension Service
Deals with retirement benefits.
Their general enquiry line is: 0845 6060265

Benefit Enquiry Line (BEL)
General help with benefits
on: 0800 882200 (open 8:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays). Help to fill in application forms is sometimes available.

Benefit Claim Line
0800 0 55 66 88
This number can be used to start a claim for most benefits, including Employment Support Allowance.
Some benefit claims can be started on-line

Disability Living Allowance helpline
08457 123 456