So I called one of the local numbers to simply someone's details, and I was slapped with 0845 608 8582 and 8630, oh they certainly keep updating their numbers. I did a quick search but nothing obvious stuck out.

I dont even know where offices are to be honest, but if anyone has a Glasgow number for DWP income support or something, Id appreciate. It seems just calling local job centres isnt the thing to do.

If this is how difficult it is, I feel sorry for people on benefits, they must run circles!

JobCentre Plus             0845 608 8630       01506 772000             Bathgate BDC

This gets through to switchboard, the guy gave me the SAME 0845, so I couldnt just say I just dialled it. but Let me just say, he was very abrupt and didnt seem to know what he was saying. He couldnt wait to hang up either, so I dont know what he was playing at.

its almost like they know we arent dialling the 0845 number!

So I dialed the 609 8582 number, for income support, and I get through to bathgate, but they only deal with the east. So now I have to hunt for the alternative for 0845 608 8698.

Very pleasant girl that time, but she found it amusing when I said, "you arent going to slap me with another 0845 number are you".. why would that be funny?

on with the quest.

so that 0845 608 8698 gave homage to an amstrad loading, so I guess it was a fax machine.. I changed it to 8598, and I got through.

I got everything sorted for the guy, but I hope this number can be rectified for other people wishing to call..

so for income support for the west of Scotland, its 0845 608 8598.

Income Support Office Barnsley

After reading your post I tried our local JSA DHSS or what ever it is I obtained a number from Google and I tried differant combinations until I found the sequence. I then rang the number and they were very abrupt "How did you get this number" they were all but shouting insults I said I had it from when I contacted them previously some months ago. They promptly slammed down the phone and instructed me to ring the 0845 number. After a few minutes I rang the next number in the sequence and I said that I wanted to speak to the JSA department they again said it was the wrong number I then said can you return me to the switch board please they did so without question. I repeated the process and they returned me to the switch board the same as the previous operator and I asked for the relevant department "IT WORKS EVERY TIME"

Let me know if it works for you!

no joy with this, I get the same. wrong number, pretty much abruptly telling me to call the 0845 and hanging up.

This has been a difficult case. They actually keep changing their numbers for this reason. I guess they make quite a shiny pile with people phoning up with problems with benefits.

I'm new to this site for postings and have searched with no luck for a local number for Bathgate Jobcentreplus - 0845 6088630  Has anyone found a local number for this office?  

AnnM wrote on Oct 6^th, 2010 at 8:34pm:

I'm new to this site for postings and have searched with no luck for a local number for Bathgate Jobcentreplus - 0845 6088630  Has anyone found a local number for this office?

Hello and welcome to SAYNOTO0870.COM.

The most likely answer to finding an alternative is to look for it yourself.

Follow the guidance I posted previously. Your starting point is the old main number for this office, 01506 772000.

Please report back on what you find as I would like to list an alternative.