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12 years 5 months ago #70182 by charlie1962
Filling out ESA form by yourself was created by charlie1962
I have just received the dreaded ESA form and i wondered is there anybody who can give me advice on whether it's a good or bad idea to fill out the form myself.Could i be penalised in any way when they take a look at the form and see i've filled it in myself.

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12 years 5 months ago #70184 by RachelPotter
Replied by RachelPotter on topic Re:Filling out ESA form by yourself
Hi Charlie, I don't think filling out the form yourself will go against you unless it is contradictory;

ie; if you stated you could not type or hold a pen.

You can explain that it took you a long time because of...

Best wishes,
Rachel

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12 years 5 months ago - 12 years 5 months ago #70185 by michaelg
Replied by michaelg on topic Re:Filling out ESA form by yourself
charlie1962 wrote:

I have just received the dreaded ESA form and i wondered is there anybody who can give me advice on whether it's a good or bad idea to fill out the form myself.Could i be penalised in any way when they take a look at the form and see i've filled it in myself.


Hi Charlie

Welcome to B&W. You will find the guides to completing an ESA form in the Members Only orange section link here -

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa

Please take a look and let us know if you have any general questions.

Kind regards

Michael
Last edit: 12 years 5 months ago by michaelg. Reason: repeated word

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12 years 5 months ago #70215 by charlie1962
Replied by charlie1962 on topic Re:Filling out ESA form by yourself
Hi Rachel, Thanks for that i only asked question because i read somewhere that they get suspicious if they see you've filled it out yourself

all the best
Charlie

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12 years 5 months ago #70221 by charlie1962
Replied by charlie1962 on topic Re:Filling out ESA form by yourself
Hi Michael

I've looked through the link but can't find anything about the question i asked

Thanks

Charlie

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12 years 5 months ago - 12 years 5 months ago #70223 by michaelg
Replied by michaelg on topic Re:Filling out ESA form by yourself
charlie1962 wrote:

Hi Michael

I've looked through the link but can't find anything about the question i asked

Thanks

Charlie


Hi Charlie

The B&W guides are provided for members in order to assist them with their claim forms, this is why I gave you the link to the guides.

I'm not able to speculate on whether filling it in yourself could be detrimental. If you have a link to the article you read, please feel free to provide it.

Regards

Michael
Last edit: 12 years 5 months ago by michaelg. Reason: repeated sig

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