Postage.

chicorytip

Is it necessary to attach a stamp when posting a letter to a government department?

One More Toy

Good question, i would also like to know the answer!

Toots

Depends on the department AFAIK. I usually stick a stamp on just in case, unless I can find that specific address with the line 'Freepost' in it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Which Department? As it varies.

chicorytip

Social Protection

gercoral

it's only 70cent!!!

Toots

chicorytip wrote: »

Social Protection

I've to send in a monthly cert to them, and when they send me envelopes to use, they have 'freepost' on them. However, any time I've sent in stuff in my own envelope with 'freepost' written on it, it hasn't made it in. Now I always put a stamp on because it's a pain in the arse trying to sort it if they miss a cert.

jjjd

For Revenue you don't, just mark the envelope 'FREEPOST'

Donutz

If they have a freepost address it wont need a stamp, regardless of weather you use your own envelop or one of the envelops with the address already on it.

L1011

Toots wrote: »

I've to send in a monthly cert to them, and when they send me envelopes to use, they have 'freepost' on them. However, any time I've sent in stuff in my own envelope with 'freepost' written on it, it hasn't made it in. Now I always put a stamp on because it's a pain in the arse trying to sort it if they miss a cert.

I'd take a guess the pre-printed envelopes likely also has a licence number in the top corner

coylemj

I checked a couple of departments (SW & Revenue) for mailing addresses and none of them mention Freepost. Without a pre-printed envelope which states 'Freepost', I'd put a stamp on it. Post #7 from Toots above basically answers the OP's question in the case of an envelope supplied by you.