ESA help

Could someone please let me know whether ESA is worked out from joint scores for both Physical AND Mental capabilities OR is it just one or the other.

I had a liver transplant in 2015 and I am still not 100% right. I also suffer from high blood pressure, anxiety and depression.Thank you.

Hi Rea,

Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is

Welcome to Benefits and Work

To be awarded ESa in the WRAG the claimant needs to score at least 15 points across all descriptors. The Support Group is not points based, the claimant needs to meet at least one of the Support Group descriptors. These are explained in detail in our ESA guide.

ESA claims and appeals


May I suggest that you bookmark/favourite this on your web browser now so that you can find it easily in future? This will allow you to return with further questions or comments about your ESA without having to start a new topic each time. We ask members to keep everything relating to the same claim in one topic as it helps us enormously - and I hope you will find it useful too