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Confused over IB to ESA

  • caz72
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13 years 2 months ago #43355 by caz72
Confused over IB to ESA was created by caz72
My Incapacity Benefit is due for review March 2011. From what I can read at that date I will be sent forms to swop to ESA. How promptly are these things being done? Does anyone know if I am just going to be waiting around for ages. I am so confused by it all.

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  • Survivor
13 years 2 months ago #43357 by Survivor
Replied by Survivor on topic Re: Confused over IB to ESA
We don't have specific timescales for anything yet. It does appear that people will be transferred to ESA when their IB comes up for review, but that's not guaranteed.

There are pilot schemes, but they don't involve all the new software, they don't use the new WCA due to come in later this year (subject to further possible changes), they aren't handling the number of claims per week that will be processed, and they're happening before the massive staff cutbacks. All this means that it's anybody's guess how the transfer will go.

Sorry that leaves you up in the air.

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  • caz72
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13 years 2 months ago #43361 by caz72
Replied by caz72 on topic Re: Confused over IB to ESA
So in the meantime does that leave me just hit in receipt of my incapacity benefit beyond on my review date until they decide what they are doing ? Is there any way to find the new descriptors being brought in? sorry to throw questions I just feel confused and dont understand.

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  • Survivor
13 years 2 months ago #43363 by Survivor
Replied by Survivor on topic Re: Confused over IB to ESA
You'll keep getting your IB until you're assessed for ESA, we just can't predict exactly when that will be.

I'll try and find a link to the revised descriptors, but they might still be amended. There'll be detailed information about them on this site in due course.

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13 years 2 months ago #43365 by Survivor
Replied by Survivor on topic Re: Confused over IB to ESA
Here are the revised descriptors - but remember, the government may still change them.

Proposed revised descriptors

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  • caz72
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13 years 2 months ago #43369 by caz72
Replied by caz72 on topic Re:Confused over IB to ESA
Thank you so much. They seem to be making quite a pickle of it all.

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