I have today been informed I am in the support group following a Med. ! Thank you All for your help !.

I do have a few questions; I am entitled to Contrib.ESA

I have today been placed in the support group following a medical; Thank You All !!.

I have a few questions. They say i'm entitled to contribution based ESA;this I do not understand. More importantly no re-assessment time is stated in my letter , the prognosis.Also on the final page of my letter I am informed that "The amounts on this page apply from 15th October 2013 to 25 November 2013 ". To me this is meaningless. I would be grateful for your assistance !.

Thank You Again

haddabiz wrote: I have today been informed I am in the support group following a Med. ! Thank you All for your help !.

I do have a few questions; I am entitled to Contrib.ESA

Hi hb,

Congratulations on The SG award !!

Thank you for the positive feed back.

Whether or not you will be paid CB ESA will be dependent on your NI Contribution history gained from employment before claiming ESA, and/or which benefit that you have been transferred over from, to ESA, if that is the case. :

What will I be transferred to?

See also : What will I be paid?

The good news is, that there is no 385 days limit to payment of CB ESA nor IR ESA if you are in The SG, for as long as you remain in The SG.

To find out the recommended period of time before you are reassessed,(The Prognosis) you can ring the telephone number on the SG award notice letter, they should have it on-screen.

You can also request the ESA85 medical report in writing, which should have the prognosis and the reasons why you were placed into The SG therein. :

ESA medical – what forms to ask for?

SG awards generally attract a longer prognosis, the maximum being 3 years. :

How often will I be reviewed

bro58

bro58 wrote:

haddabiz wrote: I have today been informed I am in the support group following a Med. ! Thank you All for your help !.

I do have a few questions; I am entitled to Contrib.ESA

Hi hb,

Congratulations on The SG award !!

Thank you for the positive feed back.

Whether or not you will be paid CB ESA will be dependent on your NI Contribution history gained from employment before claiming ESA, and/or which benefit that you have been transferred over from, to ESA, if that is the case. :

What will I be transferred to?

See also : What will I be paid?

The good news is, that there is no 385 days limit to payment of CB ESA nor IR ESA if you are in The SG, for as long as you remain in The SG.

To find out the recommended period of time before you are reassessed,(The Prognosis) you can ring the telephone number on the SG award notice letter, they should have it on-screen.

You can also request the ESA85 medical report in writing, which should have the prognosis and the reasons why you were placed into The SG therein. :

ESA medical – what forms to ask for?

SG awards generally attract a longer prognosis, the maximum being 3 years. :

How often will I be reviewed

bro58

Hi hb,

As you will see I have already answered some of your queries, and have merged your posts.

With regards to this query :

"The amounts on this page apply from 15th October 2013 to 25 November 2013 ". To me this is meaningless. I would be grateful for your assistance"

The decision notice letter does not include the prognosis.

The November date that you mention is purely for administration purposes, and is tied in with payment of The Xmas Bonus, which is payable from the next pay week after the November date.

So this does not mean that your ESA will cease on 25/11/13.

The DWP should be able to inform you whether you are being paid CB ESA, IR ESA or both, if the information that I have already provided dos not answer your question regarding this.

bro58

Thank you , and my thanks to everyone at B and W.Your help has been invaluable !. I shall of course be renewing my membership as I am sure I shall need your help again in the future !!

Hi thats great news. Am going out of my mind. As I have to have a face to face with them . For ESA. For the 11th December. But they have cancelled it as ive asked it to be recorded. So have to wait until they have the equipment. But what questions do they ask??? As I cant find iton the web. .Hope you can help. Julie