Where do I start,I'm scared

My husbands just left me after 20 years and I have severe m.e.i need to fill in a esa50 and I'm terrified,who can help me with it ? I feel so vulnerable and I've never faced any forms on my own.
Tan

Hi Tanya,

I am so sorry that you are going through this. You can get a lot of help from our ESA guides

ESA claims and appeals

If you want face-to-face advice

Where to get advice

Tanya wrote:

My husbands just left me after 20 years and I have severe m.e.i need to fill in a esa50 and I'm terrified,who can help me with it ? I feel so vulnerable and I've never faced any forms on my own.
Tan

Hi T,

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)


With regards to filling in The ESA50, have you considered using the PDF ESA50, many members have done, and have found it much easier. It can be downloaded and saved to your PC from the link on this page :

Using The PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire

You should fill this in whilst referring to :

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)

AND/OR

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)

Whichever guide/s is/are applicable to your health conditions, they are the 3rd and 4th links down this page :

ESA Guides

See also :

How long do I have to complete the ESA50?

ESA50 too big for the envelope

Sending Documents to the DWP or ATOS

You may also wish to view :

ESA FAQ’s

IB, IS, SDA, Migration to ESA FAQ’s

It may help if you bookmark this thread as a "favourite" that way it will make it easier for you to return to it, if you have any further queries.

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