Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

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How to claim

You’ll need to fill in and post a claim form.

The form comes with notes that:

  • help you fill it in
  • tell you where to send it

Download and print a claim form

You’ll need to use a different form depending on whether you’re claiming for:

  • accidents caused by work (form BI100A)
  • diseases caused by work (form BI100PD)

Download and print the appropriate claim form.

Request a claim form by phone

You can also ask Barnsley Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) Centre to send you a claim form.

Barnsley IIDB Centre

Telephone: 0800 121 8379
Textphone: 0800 169 0314

Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 121 8379
British Sign Language (BSL) video relay service if you’re on a computer - find out how to use the service on mobile or tablet

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Find out about call charges

Alternative formats

Call to ask for alternative formats, such as braille, large print or audio CD.

After you send your form

Your claim will be assessed using the information provided in your claim form, or at a face to face medical assessment.

The Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS) will contact you if you need a face to face medical assessment. They’ll send you information about what to expect at the appointment.

You will not need to attend a face to face assessment if you’re terminally ill or you have any of the following diseases:

  • diffuse mesothelioma
  • angiosarcoma of the liver due to exposure to vinyl chloride monomer
  • primary carcinoma of the bronchus or lung through exposure to arsenic
  • primary carcinoma of the bronchus or lung through exposure to Nickel/Nickel compounds
  • primary carcinoma of the lung where there is accompanying evidence of asbestosis
  • primary carcinoma of the lung, through exposure to asbestos
  • primary carcinoma of the lung, linked to tin and other specified chemicals or work with coke ovens
  • primary carcinoma of the lung where there is accompanying silicosis

If you disagree with a decision

You can challenge a decision about your claim. This is called asking for ‘mandatory reconsideration’.

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