Hello! I’ve been in my current job for 32 years but am struggling now and want to leave. I already get standard rate care and higher rate mobility PIP. How do I transition from work to ESA? Do I need a sick note in the first instance? My employers have been very good to me and I don’t want to be on the sick for ages and then leave. Is there a way to claim ESA without being on the sick for ages, please?