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ESA, Couple of questions.

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12 years 7 months ago #63919 by APOLLO118
ESA, Couple of questions. was created by APOLLO118
Hello, My Husband has suffered all his life with [Doctors Diagnosis]:- Dysthymia [Depression], O.C.D. [Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Comorbid Avoidant Personality Traits.
A Few years ago he attended an Addictive Behaviours Service for his Alcohol drinking problems and after completing the course is now although not 100% much better than before and recovering at home,
He has been on DLA For over 12 Years and the award is for Life [Highest rate for care and lower rate for mobility]
We have received the 20 page ESA50/03/11,
Can some one tell me:-

1. Do I Need to mention my husbands drink problem in the Questioner ? As although this is a recent problem I Do not want it to detract from the real problem of Mental Health problems he has had all his life.
2.When filling out the Questions is it advisable to obviously mention normal day to day problems but also explain his inability to participate in finding work or working at all or just day to day home life?,
thank you all very much.

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12 years 7 months ago #63924 by Steve Donnison
Replied by Steve Donnison on topic Re:ESA, Couple of questions.
Hi,

I think the ESA50 has a question about whether the claimants problems have been caused or made worse by drug or alcohol use - this will need to be answered accurately as regards his current difficulties.

If you follow the steps in the guide it will take you through answering the questions in the ESA50. In general the questions are about your ability to undertake everyday activities, regardless of whether in a home or work context.

Steve

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12 years 7 months ago #63925 by Gordon
Replied by Gordon on topic Re:ESA, Couple of questions.
APOLLO118 wrote:

1. Do I Need to mention my husbands drink problem in the Questioner ? As although this is a recent problem I Do not want it to detract from the real problem of Mental Health problems he has had all his life.

No, unless these problems are still having an impact on his day to day life.

2.When filling out the Questions is it advisable to obviously mention normal day to day problems but also explain his inability to participate in finding work or working at all or just day to day home life?,
thank you all very much.

You can include whatever information you believe to be relevant, that said, the assessment will concern itself with your husbands ability to complete the 17 tests of the Work Capability Assessment, so information not related to these will not be given much weight.

Have a read of our ESA claims guides to get a better understanding of what needs to be included in the ESA50 and how to relate your husbands disabilities to each of the tests.

Hope this explains it.

Gordon

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