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I will soon be applying for my child's British Passport under the grounds that I am an EEA national exercising treaty rights for the last 5 years.
The Passport Service have asked for a confirmation letter by the Department of Work and Pensions which should confirm that I have not been on the benefit system in the last five years.
I have been on the DWP website and there is no general enquiries contact option, you either contact jobcentreplus or the pensions department.
I've also searched this forum a lot and found a few people who said they contacted DWP and Jobcentreplus and they refused to issue such letter.

Anyone had any experience with this, is there a solution??

for some reason, that's the advice the Passport Office adviceline is giving over the phone. I would just ignore that and submit the documents proving treaty rights for 5 years (prioir to the birth). There is no need for a letter from DWP.

thank you for your response Jambo!

Jambo wrote:for some reason, that's the advice the Passport Office adviceline is giving over the phone.

It was actually in writing! As well as prove that I have had ILR before child's birth which is strange as I would never have ILR as EEA national!

Jambo wrote:I would just ignore that and submit the documents proving treaty rights for 5 years (prioir to the birth). There is no need for a letter from DWP.

I can prove treaty rights with P60s etc but how will they know I haven't been getting any benefits? Is there any other document I could provide instead to cover for this?

Just send 5 P60s prior to the birth and/or letter from employer confirming your employment dates. That would be enough.

Jambo wrote:Just send 5 P60s prior to the birth and/or letter from employer confirming your employment dates. That would be enough.

thank you Jambo - will do so!

HI Aleccia,

I'm in the same situation as you. Can you please let me know if you managed to get a passport for your child without that letter? Also, did you have to get an ILR certification or where bank statements, P60s etc. enough?

Thanks a lot.

Hi there!
Was wondering as well what was the outcome of your child's application? I am in the same situation currently, never got any housing benefits whatsoever and I have already sent them 5 years f financial evidence prior my child's birth.

Thanks for your replies!

HI. In 2014 I applied my baby daughter first British passport. Sent all the documents needed.
I got a letter from Passport Office requesting a letter from DWP showing that I was not getting benefit.
This benefits was just related to DWP benefits. Housing benefit, Work and Child tax credit, Child benefit and some others is not a DWP benefit.
So I went to the Jobcenter with the Passport Office letter and asked for this letter.
After 20 working days, I received the letter from DWP showing no benefits was claimed during the past 5 years. Sent this letter to Passport Office and 1 week after, I got my baby daughter's passport.
Hope this help.