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If your reassessment date is April 2017 then I would expect you to receive a new ESA50 in the February.

Each reassessment is a full review of your claim so you will need to complete the form in detail and supply evidence to support your claim as you can. Have a look at the ESA Claim guides for more information.

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

As to the PIP, claimants with an indefinite award are being invited to claim PIP on a random basis, so it's impossible to say when you will receive the letter.

Gordon

Susan Smith wrote: Thank you Gordon,
I wasnt sure if it would be February or March for them to send me the forms, how long have you got to send the forms back to them please?

Four weeks including postage time to and from you, there is no extension available for an ESA form.

If it will help there is an electronic version you can download and begin filling in advance of the paper version. See

Using The PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire

Gordon

James

A couple of points

The document you linked to refers to what is known as "new style ESA", as such it only covers claims for ESA made under Universal Credit, there is separate documentation for "old style ESA".

Even though no reference is made to notifying the DWP of an absence from the UK, I do not believe you can assume that no notification by the claimant is required. Whilst I would not bother for a couple of days absence, our recommendation is that members contact the DWP if they will be out of the country for longer periods.

To answer your question, if your being abroad meant that you were unable to return the ESA50 by the required date then not being in the UK should count as Good Cause for this, but it may take time for you overturn any Decision to close your claim

If your absence limited the time that you had available to complete the form then the situation is more complicated, as the ESA legislation does not allow for an extension of the four period normally allowed.

Gordon