Get proof of your benefits and State Pension

Use this service to get proof of:

  • Attendance Allowance
  • Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults
  • Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - all types
  • Income Support
  • Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) - all types
  • Pension Credit
  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
  • State Pension

This service is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

You can get proof of your benefits or State Pension:

  • digitally - by downloading the file to your device
  • by post - this can take up to one week to arrive

To get proof of Universal Credit, sign in to your Universal Credit account.

To get proof of any other benefit, contact the benefit team directly.

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Before you start

If you’ve moved address and have not told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), you need to report it as a change of circumstances before using this service.

You need to register for an account if you’ve not used this service before.

To register, you need:

  • an email address
  • a mobile phone number
  • your National Insurance number 

You’ll also have to prove your identity. You’ll need details of 2 types of identity documents for this, for example your:

  • passport
  • driving licence (you cannot use a Northern Ireland driving licence)
  • Self Assessment, if you have one
  • bank accounts, loans, mortgages or credit agreements

If you’ve already registered

You need the email address, mobile phone and password you used to register. 

Who cannot use this service

You cannot use this service if:

  • you’re an appointee or manage somebody else’s benefits or State Pension
  • you live outside of the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)

You need to contact the benefit or State Pension team directly:

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