Preparing for renewal of ESA

Fizgog1 wrote: Hi all,

I was put in the support group of ESA in 2012. I am expecting to be re-assessed soon??? So, I want to prepare in advance.I am going to download an ESA form from your site and start to fill it in and amend accordingly if necessary. Firstly, is it alright to use this form and send it when I am reviewed? I have looked at some posts regarding ESA and have read that there have been changes. Could you tell me the most relevant changes please?

Thanks

Yes you can use the form without problem, even if there is an update to the online form before you are actually reassessed it's a simple copy/paste process to use the new one.

The latest ESA Claim guides include all of the information of what has changed since your claim was last looked at.

There have been changes to the qualifying criteria for claimants with cancer, WRAG activities 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, SG activities 1, 6, 7 and 8, Regulation 29 and Regulation 35 plus changes to the DWP guidance.

Gordon