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  • CF73 - Notification of Hospital Admission for patients on Benefit or State Pension

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Benefits

    Date published: 2 September 2024

    Last updated: 27 October 2026

    The new CF73 (Notification of Hospital Admission for patients on Benefit or State Pension) should be fully completed by an admission clerk upon any DfC customers admission.

    The customer’s National Insurance Number and all of the benefits they are in receipt of are essential pieces of information for the department and should be completed in full before being forwarded, where possible.

    Once the CF73 (Notification of Hospital Admission for patients on Benefit or State Pension) is fully complete, it should be issued immediately to the relevant address outlined below.

    If the customer is only in receipt of Universal Credit, this document must be returned to:

    Freepost,
    Universal Credit Northern Ireland

    If the customer is in receipt of Attendance Allowance, this document must be returned to: 

    DFC Attendance Allowance
    Mail Handling Site A 
    Wolverhampton 
    WV98 2JS

    If the customer is in receipt of Carers Allowance, this document must be returned to: 

    DFC Carers Allowance
    Mail Handling Site A 
    Wolverhampton 
    WV98 2JR

    If the customer is in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance, this document must be returned to: 

    DFC ESA
    Mail Handling Site A 
    Wolverhampton 
    WV98 2JH

    If the customer is in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance, this document must be returned to: 

    DFC Job Seekers Allowance
    Mail Handling Site A 
    Wolverhampton 
    WV98 2JZ

    If the customer is in receipt of Personal Independence Payment, this document must be returned to: 

    DFC PIP
    Mail Handling Site A 
    Wolverhampton 
    WV98 2JN

    If the customer is in receipt of Pension Credit, this document must be returned to: 

    DFC Pension Credit
    Mail Handling Site A 
    Wolverhampton 
    WV98 2HZ

    If the customer is in receipt of State Pension, this document must be returned to: 

    DFC State Pension
    Mail Handling Site A 
    Wolverhampton 
    WV98 2HY

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