retirement age for incapacity benefit to ESA

Gordon, I don't get it, as you wouldn't be on ESA if you were past state retirement age, as you'd get your pension, state or otherwise, so you wouldn't be asked to go for WFI s anyway.

Well even though i was born in 1953, my state pension age is,nt until March 2018 and i will be 64 and a half , so it looks like i,ll have to go through every assessment and medical thats thrown at me, wish retirement age came down instead of going up .

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Just to add more to the confusion, here's my experience so far with all these transfers and pension dates etc.

I was born in 1950, on my 60th birthday I was transfered from Income Support to Pension Credit but still in reciept of IB.

April this year was transfered to ESA Support Group and also awarded DLA HRM/HRC.
Personally I think they just do as they please regardless, on the hope no one appeals.