Hi I applied for ESA and UC for the housing benefit early September and was sent the UC50 Capability for Work form at the end of September. I started filling it out and became ill again in October so I called the UC and told them, the guy I was talking with said he would make a note on my account that I would be sending the form back two weeks late. Then today in the post I received another Capability for Work form but at the bottom the only difference is the code which is ESA50. I need to know i I need to complete both forms? I called UC/ESA today the man I spoke to said he had never been asked this question, he spoke to his colleagues and they didn't know either. So I really don't know what to do for the best! The guy said to maybe just send in the first one as I would still be applying for the benefit but I don't know if to complete he other form too in case they sent me the first one by mistake? Any ideas please? thanks
You should only need to complete one of the forms but you need to get the other one withdrawn, you cannot ignore it and not fill it out as this will almost certainly result in the claim being closed.
So as you already have the UC50 I would contact the DWP office dealing with your New Style ESA claim to have the ESA50 withdrawn.
Gordon
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