I am on Contributions based, ESA in the support group yet my ESA was stopped despite my informing by signed for post letter of my holiday dates. My ESA was reinstated, when I phoned them after my holiday, to ask why it had been stopped.
Apparently, "they didn't know where I was", so I wrote asking for written confirmation of what I am required to do, when I want to go away for a holiday.
Not only do I have to inform them of my holiday, and the dates I will be away, I have to telephone on my return so they can confirm I have returned. Which I then confirm in a signed for post letter, just to be safe.
I realise very few, if any, other people on Contribution only ESA go to these lengths just to satisfy the DWP, but my health problems are such that I cannot allow my stress levels to be heightened by the kaftquesque world of having issues with the DWP.