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Monday to Friday, 9am and 5pm (excluding bank holidays).

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If you choose to contact us via email, its likely we will take longer to get back to you than we would like. So we can help as many customers as possible, we are asking all organisations to start their enquiry journeys online. There are lots of tools and guidance on our website that provide answers to many of the enquiries we receive, and we are adding to these all the time.

If you can't find the answer to your question on our website, we are encouraging more organisations to access advice via the livechat, where our expert advisers will be on hand to provide support.

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If you provide your phone number, we may call you with advice. This allows us to better understand your question and gives you the opportunity to ask follow-up questions. We will still provide a case reference number

Helpline for people who can't use our online services

If you're unable to use our online services and need a service adjustment under the Equality Act 2010, call us.

Phone: 0303 123 1113

Calling from abroad: +44 303 123 1113

Monday to Friday, 9am and 5pm (excluding bank holidays).

Service for people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment

If you need to contact us via the phone and you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can use the free BT service Relay UK.

Install the free app on your smartphone, tablet, or computer, which you can access on your app store. Then our advice line on 0303 123 1113, Mon - Fri, 9am-5pm.

The Relay UK service itself is free. You'll only pay your normal charges for the calls.

If you want to use your textphone to contact us, dial 18001 followed by 0330 123 1113.

Alternatively, you can also contact us using our live chat.