ESA form

I've received a letter from the DWP today and inclined was a Esa3 form. I've been in the support group for 3 years and in March I completed an ESA50 form.

There was a coving letter with the esa3 for. Stating that I had been placed in the support group and that they had encoded the esa3 for in case I wanted to apply for income support.

I'm a bit baffled as to why the would send me an esa3 for when I'm in the contribution based support group. I have phone and I was told it was I case my circumstances change.

I haven't had a letter responding to my ESA50 form yet to say that I have been placed in the the support group.

Can you possibly shed any light on why the DWP would send me this form

Many thanks

I should have said that when I phone they confirmed that I was place in the contribution based support group and the guy on the phone told me not to bother completing the form unless my circumstances change. I really don't know what he meant by that

Hi Thanks for the info.
I have now received my conformation that I have been placed in the support group based on my contributions. So that great news and thank you all at the B&W for all they help I have recieved. I don't think I would had been successful if it wasn't for B&W. so again a massive "Thank you".

I sorry to ask again but can I just clarify. I'm in the support group based on my NI contubutions but are you saying that I can still claim income related ESA as a premium?