ESA form just arrived?

Hello,

My ESA form arrived this morning. I am being reassessed from incapacity benefit. I am quite confused about the form, and do not have the aid of my carer right now.. and I don't believe she will be any less confused about this situation either.

I've looked through the website, and I am not quite sure where to go for help with filling out the form/explanation of the form? Could I be pointed in the right direction and perhaps get some advice? I feel quite alone and quite scared about this.

Thank you very much for any help

Dannan wrote:

Hello,

My ESA form arrived this morning. I am being reassessed from incapacity benefit. I am quite confused about the form, and do not have the aid of my carer right now.. and I don't believe she will be any less confused about this situation either.

I've looked through the website, and I am not quite sure where to go for help with filling out the form/explanation of the form? Could I be pointed in the right direction and perhaps get some advice? I feel quite alone and quite scared about this.

Thank you very much for any help

Hi D,

As it appears that you are new to the forum, and just in case that you haven’t already done so, it may help if you read :

Welcome to Benefits and Work

You can access our FAQ’s in the yellow Spotlight Area, at the top above the forum, from here :

FAQ’s

You can search the forums for previously posted topics from here :

Searching The Forum

To see potential sources of advice, and representation, see :

Where to get advice?

You can access our ESA Guides from here :

ESA Guides

You can access our DLA Guides from here :

DLA Guides

You can access all our B&W Guides from here :

All B&W Guides

Information on Personal Independence Payment, (PIP) can be found here :

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

You may wish to use the interactive ESA50, many members find it easier, see :

Using The PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire

You can use our Guides for claiming ESA for both Physical and Mental Health problems, see :

Employment and Support Allowance claims on physical health grounds: a guide to the work capability assessment. Updated July 2012
This is a fully comprehensive guide to the assessment procedure for the work-related activity group and the support group on physical grounds. (70 pages)

&

Employment and Support Allowance claims for Mental Health and Learning Difficulties: a guide to the limited capability for work assessment. Updated July 2012
This is a fully comprehensive guide to the assessment procedure on mental health and learning difficulties grounds. (75 pages)

Both the above guides should be referenced, (Where applicable) when you are filling in the ESA50 and can be accessed from the "ESA Guides" link above.

See also :

ESA FAQ’s

If you have any general questions after reading the information from the links above, please repost here.

bro58

Thank you so much for the links, and linking the PDF version of the form in particular. This makes things a lot easier as I get confused a lot, and I did not even know this existed. I am really relieved I can do it this way. I do have a carer that can help me fill out the paper form, but I really prefer to use my own words when I can.

May I ask whether I just need to staple this together after it's printed out, and send it back in the ATOS envelope? Would that be accepted?

Yes, it is perectly accptable to send this back in the envelope provided. Make sure that your name and NINo are clearly maked at the top of each sheet and that you have numbered the sheets '1 of 20' etc

Dannan wrote:

Thank you so much for the links, and linking the PDF version of the form in particular. This makes things a lot easier as I get confused a lot, and I did not even know this existed. I am really relieved I can do it this way. I do have a carer that can help me fill out the paper form, but I really prefer to use my own words when I can.

May I ask whether I just need to staple this together after it's printed out, and send it back in the ATOS envelope? Would that be accepted?

Hi D,

I'm glad that the links were of assistance.

Yes you can staple the pages together if you wish, and add extra pages and evidence such as a letter of support from your G.P. etc.

You can then post it back to ATOS in the envelope provide, if it will all fit in it, see :

ESA50 too big for the envelope

How long do I have to complete the ESA50?

Sending Documents to the DWP or ATOS

Hope this helps.

bro58

Hi D,

Just a thought, you may wish to mark this thread as a "Favorite" by clicking the "Favorite" tab at the bottom of the thread.

This will make it easier for you to find and return to it, to access the links.

bro58