ESA - Work Capability Reassessment Forms - Tips?

Hi everyone,

I hoping some of you may be able to give me tips and general advice regarding my situation.

I'm currently in receipt of ESA - support group (and DLA) and have been for a few years. This week I recieved a work capability form (reassessment, presumably) and I'm absolutely petrified and don't know where to start. I receive these benefits due to the effects of my mental health conditions BPD, depression and anxiety. I want to ensure I fill in these forms correctly and avoid a face-to-face assessment at all costs (utterly harrowing the last time). I had to go through a tribunal for the intial ESA in the first place, and the same for DLA, and I am literally so frightened of going through it all again.

Thank you very much for your time.

TeenyB

Gordon wrote: TeenyB

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

I would start by having a look at our ESA Claim guides on the following link.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa1

If you have any specific questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.

Gordon

Hi Gordon,

Thank you very much for your reply.

I've spent most of the night awake worrying about this. In doing so I discovered the guide on filling in the ESA form you linked to, thank you.

I do have a question relating to that. Apologies if it is covered by something I haven't come across reading yet.

In regards to supporting evidence from health professionals etc - What sort of information would the DWP be looking for?

Problem I have is, due to my local mental health team being overstretched and no services being available to aid my condition I was discharged back into the care of my GP and family. I do, however, have a long history since 11 years old to a year or so ago with the mental health team. I have asked them today if they could contact me regarding providing supporting evidence. However, since I haven't seen them for a year, I don't know how helpful that would be. My GP was pretty rubbish, so I just gave up with them. I've been trying to cope myself with my family's assistance. Coupled with my GP surgery recently shut, I was reassigned a new GP only this week.

So, I'm waiting to hear back from MHT for supporting evidence. I've asked my GP, and they've said I need to be specific what information I require from them. I've asked my Sister if she can also write a letter of support, but not sure what she'd need to focus on.

Any help relating to what to provide them with, what would be helpful, or even a link to info on this site relating to this that I haven't come across would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

How did you get on Teeny B?