foxyearthangel wrote: hi need some more advise this benefits system is just too confusing right hear goes, hubbys got a letter today from dwp coz he is on the sick and gets income support there migrating it over to esa so there sending a questionaire out he is also in recepit of carers allowance he has applied for his own dla as well not had a descion yet im confused because of the carers allowance he gets i didnt think he would get called up to go for a medical assesment dont suppose you could explain some of this to me im so confused with it all thanks in advance xxx
Hi FEA,
All claimants, in receipt of IS through sickness, SDA, or IB, will be transferred over to ESA between now and Spring 2014, without exception.
Regarding your husband's receipt of Carer's Allowance,(CA) or the Carer's Premium,(CP) this does not give exemption from the ESA WCA Migration process, or indeed a face to face assessment (Medical) if the DWP/ATOS deem that one is necessary.
However, being in receipt of CA or the CP does exempt claimants from mandatory attendance of WFI's or WRA, if they are placed in the WRAG of ESA.
See :
The Transfer Process What will I be transferred to? When will I be transferred? Who will be transferred? What will I be paid? Have a look at our ESA Migration guide :
Being transferred from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance
A 22 page guide to the transfer process.
Accessible from here :
ESA Guides The questionnaire that you speak of is an ESA50, you can see the Pdf version from here :
Using The PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire You could even start filling it in now using our ESA Claims guides accessible from here :
ESA Guides You may wish to review our FAQ's also :
FAQ’s bro58
