Filling out ESA form by yourself

I have just received the dreaded ESA form and i wondered is there anybody who can give me advice on whether it's a good or bad idea to fill out the form myself.Could i be penalised in any way when they take a look at the form and see i've filled it in myself.

Hi Charlie, I don't think filling out the form yourself will go against you unless it is contradictory;

ie; if you stated you could not type or hold a pen.

You can explain that it took you a long time because of...

Best wishes,
Rachel

charlie1962 wrote:

I have just received the dreaded ESA form and i wondered is there anybody who can give me advice on whether it's a good or bad idea to fill out the form myself.Could i be penalised in any way when they take a look at the form and see i've filled it in myself.

Hi Charlie

Welcome to B&W. You will find the guides to completing an ESA form in the Members Only orange section link here -

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

Please take a look and let us know if you have any general questions.

Kind regards

Michael

Hi Rachel, Thanks for that i only asked question because i read somewhere that they get suspicious if they see you've filled it out yourself

all the best
Charlie

Hi Michael

I've looked through the link but can't find anything about the question i asked

Thanks

Charlie

charlie1962 wrote:

Hi Michael

I've looked through the link but can't find anything about the question i asked

Thanks

Charlie

Hi Charlie

The B&W guides are provided for members in order to assist them with their claim forms, this is why I gave you the link to the guides.

I'm not able to speculate on whether filling it in yourself could be detrimental. If you have a link to the article you read, please feel free to provide it.

Regards

Michael