Benefits in Fermanagh and Omagh

Who claims in Fermanagh and Omagh, and who may be missing out

These lines come from the Missing Money Index for Northern Ireland: claimants in Fermanagh and Omagh (2025, Department for Communities) divided by the people the benefit is for in the 2021 Census. It is a take-up index, not a count of who is eligible: the Census holds no income. The lowest line is the one to ask about.

• Attendance Allowance: 4,190 claim it, against 5,679 people aged 65 and over whose day-to-day activities are limited a lot. Index 104 (100 is the Northern Ireland rate), above the Northern Ireland rate by 165 people. No means test.
• Carer's Allowance: 4,710 claim it, against 6,902 people giving 20 or more hours of unpaid care a week. Index 107 (100 is the Northern Ireland rate), above the Northern Ireland rate by 311 people. Not means-tested, but an earnings limit applies.
• Pension Credit: 4,420 claim it, against 20,036 people aged 66 and over. Index 113 (100 is the Northern Ireland rate), above the Northern Ireland rate by 495 people. Means-tested.
• Personal Independence Payment: 13,390 claim it, against 14,266 people aged 16 to 64 with a long-term condition that limits their day-to-day activities. Index 105 (100 is the Northern Ireland rate), above the Northern Ireland rate by 661 people. No means test.
• State Pension: 21,530 claim it, against 20,036 people aged 66 and over. Index 101 (100 is the Northern Ireland rate), above the Northern Ireland rate by 186 people. Contributory.
• Employment and Support Allowance: 5,330 claim it, against 6,514 people economically inactive because long-term sick or disabled. Index 104 (100 is the Northern Ireland rate), above the Northern Ireland rate by 213 people. Income-related ESA is means-tested; contributory ESA is not.

If you are over 66 and not claiming, start with Attendance Allowance and Pension Credit; if you care for someone, Carer’s Allowance. Or run the free check for Northern Ireland and see everything at once.

Jobs and Benefits offices in Fermanagh and Omagh

Where you make and manage a claim in person. Details as the Department for Communities’ own pages give them (read 2026-10-15); opening hours are on each office’s page. The appointment line for every office is 0800 001 5782.

• Enniskillen Jobs and Benefits office
  14 Queen Elizabeth Road, Enniskillen, BT74 7JD · 0800 001 5782 · enniskillen.jobsandbenefits@dfcni.gov.uk
• Omagh Jobs and Benefits office
  7 Mountjoy Road, Omagh, BT79 7BB · 0800 001 5782 · omagh.jobsandbenefits@dfcni.gov.uk

Free, independent advice in Fermanagh and Omagh

• Advice NI: the independent advice network, with members in every council; freephone 0800 915 4604.
• Make the Call: the Department for Communities’ own benefit entitlement check, 0800 232 1271.
• Age NI for anyone over 60: 0808 808 7575.

About these figures

Claimants by council are from the Department for Communities (NISRA table BSLGD); the groups they are set against are from the 2021 Census (NISRA). The method, caveats and all eleven councils are on the Index for Northern Ireland. Office details come from communities-ni.gov.uk and are re-read when this page is rebuilt. Last built 15 October 2026. Other councils: Northern Ireland by council. Across the border: Ireland by county.