Reduced Earnings Allowance

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Report a change in circumstances

You, or the person who claims on your behalf, must tell the office that deals with your payments about any changes to your circumstances or personal details. Let them know straight away if:

  • the condition for which you’re getting the benefit improves, gets worse, or you were misdiagnosed
  • you change your name or gender
  • you get married or form a civil partnership
  • you change your address
  • you change your phone number
  • you change your bank details
  • you leave or intend to leave the country
  • you go into prison or are held in custody
  • your immigration status changes, if you’re not a British or Irish citizen
  • you change the person who has authority to act on your behalf
  • you change your work pattern, job role, employer, employment status, or you get a promotion
  • how much you can work changes because of your condition
  • your condition was caused by service in the UK armed forces and you get compensation from the government

There are different changes you need to report if you also get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or Constant Attendance Allowance.

You could be taken to court or have to pay a penalty if you give wrong information or do not report a change in your circumstances.

How to report a change

Call the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) helpline or write to the Barnsley or Bradford IIDB Centre.

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit helpline

Telephone: 0800 121 8379
Textphone: 0800 169 0314
Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 121 8379
British Sign Language (BSL) video relay service if you’re on a computer - find out how to use the service on mobile or tablet
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Find out about call charges

Barnsley IIDB Centre

Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 1SY

Bradford IIDB Centre

Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 2EW

If you’ve been paid too much

You may have to repay the money if you:

  • did not report a change straight away
  • gave wrong information
  • were overpaid by mistake

Find out how to repay the money you owe from benefit overpayment.

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