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10 years 1 week ago - 10 years 1 week ago #134640 by bro58
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I am really sorry to hear of your many serious health issues !
On Page 4 of The ESA50 it states :
"Are you having, waiting for or recovering from chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment for cancer?"
If you tick "Yes", it states
"You don't have to fill in the rest of this form if you don't want to.
Sign page 18 and make sure that page 20 is filled in by a healthcare professional. This may include a GP, hospital doctor or clinical nurse who is aware of your condition."
Unless you "Are having, waiting for or recovering from chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment for cancer?", you should fill the whole form in as it may be in your best interests to mention all of your medical conditions and any resulting limitations.
This is clarified by the statement on the same page :
"If you have other health problems, as well as cancer and the problems resulting from your cancer treatment, please fill in the rest of the form."
It is far better to include all information rather than take the chance of some of your limitations not being taken into account by The Assessors.
You may want to consider : Using The PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire
Whilst referring to the guides on this page (3rd & 4th links down) :
ESA Claims Guides
See also :
How long do I have to complete the ESA50?
ESA50 too big for the envelope
&
Sending Documents to the DWP or Maximus (CHDA)
If you are still or have been in contact with : MacMillan they have Welfare Advisers who may be able to help.
Please reply to this topic if you have any further queries.
bro58
Welcome to Benefits and Work
If your forum name is also your real name, you may wish to change it to maintain some anonymity.
This can be done quite easily by following the instructions on this FAQ :
My full name is showing, how can I stop it?
I am really sorry to hear of your many serious health issues !
On Page 4 of The ESA50 it states :
"Are you having, waiting for or recovering from chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment for cancer?"
If you tick "Yes", it states
"You don't have to fill in the rest of this form if you don't want to.
Sign page 18 and make sure that page 20 is filled in by a healthcare professional. This may include a GP, hospital doctor or clinical nurse who is aware of your condition."
Unless you "Are having, waiting for or recovering from chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment for cancer?", you should fill the whole form in as it may be in your best interests to mention all of your medical conditions and any resulting limitations.
This is clarified by the statement on the same page :
"If you have other health problems, as well as cancer and the problems resulting from your cancer treatment, please fill in the rest of the form."
It is far better to include all information rather than take the chance of some of your limitations not being taken into account by The Assessors.
You may want to consider : Using The PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire
Whilst referring to the guides on this page (3rd & 4th links down) :
ESA Claims Guides
See also :
How long do I have to complete the ESA50?
ESA50 too big for the envelope
&
Sending Documents to the DWP or Maximus (CHDA)
If you are still or have been in contact with : MacMillan they have Welfare Advisers who may be able to help.
Please reply to this topic if you have any further queries.
bro58
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