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 Employment and support allowance replaced incapacity benefit for new claims from October 27th 2008. This online test takes you through the work capability assessment, the test used to decide whether you are eligible for employment and support allowance, and if so, whether you should be in the work-related activity group or the support group.
Once you've completed the test, don't forget that we produce uniquely detailed, step-by-step guides to claiming ESA on physical health grounds and on mental health and learning difficulties grounds for our members.
If you're not a member you can download free sample pages from our:
Guide to Employment and Support Allowance claims on physical health grounds (Full guide, 65 pages A4).
Guide to Employment and Support Allowance claims on mental health and learning difficulties grounds (Full guide 88 pages A4)
We’ve set out a series of 6 steps, though no-one will need to take more than 4, to help you to decide whether you might qualify for either group.
But please be aware that a decision maker using a report from an Atos Healthcare doctor may not reach the same conclusion that you do about your eligibility for employment and support allowance.
Hospitals and regular treatment
Just before we start the 6 steps, please note that hospital in-patients and people receiving certain treatments are counted as having limited capability for work.
Warning!
This test uses the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008. But the 6 step process is entirely our own invention, to try to make it easier to assess yourself. Do not make any decisions about your future based on this test, always seek advice from an independent advice agency.
Start the test
PLEASE NOTE: this test is free, but you need to register.
Step 1 Are you exempt from the limited capability for work test?
If you find this 6 step test useful, please tell others about it – it’s free for anyone to use. You can use the email button at the top of this page to tell a friend or colleague.
You are also welcome to link to this page from another website, no need to ask first.
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