Contact Living Alone Allowance
The Living Alone Increase is handled by the section that pays your main social welfare payment or pension — there is no separate Living Alone office.
Before you ring
- Have your PPS number to hand — you will be asked for it first.
- Many changes of circumstance can be done online through MyWelfare without ringing at all.
- If you are appealing a decision, you have 60 days from the date on the decision letter.
Not sure this is the right payment? Read what Living Alone Allowance is and who can get it.