Fact or fiction?

littlelulu · 27-02-2014 8:09am #1

I have always put a postage stamp on anything I posted to the social welfare office. I have just been told by someone that no stamp is required because it is a state run office. Have I been wasting my money all this time or are they wrong??

Anyone know for certain?

I know its not a life changing amount of money either way but no point in wasting it unnecessarily either.

snubbleste · 27-02-2014 8:19am

Fiction.

denis160 · 27-02-2014 8:21am

I have never put postage on any letters I have had to post to revenue, DSP, disability etc. I would write 'freepost' where stamp goes & always use correct address.

mrsbyrne · 27-02-2014 7:10pm

Free post in future.

FloatingVoter · 27-02-2014 7:24pm

Damn....a year ago I knew this. But I've been using stamps for the last few months when writing to various departments. Only now do i remember. Feel like an idiot now.

LegacyUser · 11-03-2014 10:24pm

Actually echnically it is not freepost & you are meant to put a stamp onto anything you're sending in. The only time it's freepost is when (I assume we're talking DSP here) requests you send in something to them & so will supply a freepost envelope. However given how much post is received, envelopes without stamps will generally always get through & DSP foots the bill to An Post