Change of name & benefits?

doodygirl

Hi I got married yesterday do I have to send my marriage certificate to change my name on my benefit claims? I only have one certificate so I’m worried they may lose it.
I’ve tried googling it but I can’t find anywhere that states if I need to send it or not

poppy12345

Congratulations. Your question was already answered here on a previous thread. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6012211/name-change-with-dwp


Send a copy of your marriage certificate.

doodygirl

poppy12345 wrote: »

Congratulations. Your question was already answered here on a previous thread. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6012211/name-change-with-dwp


Send a copy of your marriage certificate.

Oh I forgot about that thank you. Do you know if I will need to send the original or not? I was hoping to buy more copies but forgotten ask on the day

NedS

If you take your marriage certificate into a jobcentre, they can copy if for you and notate it as a certified copy. You can then send off the certified copies without any risk of losing the original.

doodygirl

NedS wrote: »

If you take your marriage certificate into a jobcentre, they can copy if for you and notate it as a certified copy. You can then send off the certified copies without any risk of losing the original.

Can this be done in a one stop shop do you know? As I live in a village we don’t have a job centre anywhere near thanks

[Deleted User]

No it would have to be a job centre, or you could get additional copies from the registrar.

Spoonie_Turtle

I have a related question: if you photocopy a necessary document yourself and bring it in with the original so they can see it's the same, do they accept that?

NedS

Spoonie_Turtle wrote: »

I have a related question: if you photocopy a necessary document yourself and bring it in with the original so they can see it's the same, do they accept that?

The Jobcentre will photocopy the original for you so no need.