Moving from Invalidity Benefit to ESA

steve wrote:

Some few months ago my wife won her IB appeal thanks to the great amount of help and advice on this site. Does anyone know if there is a specific timescale to be moved to ESA and more importantly will she have to go through a claims procedure all over again In addition is the verdict and evidence from the IB appeal taken into account by DWP when the move to ESA finally comes? Any advice would be appreciated

Most IB claimants are being migrated on their re-assessment date, however, there is considerable variation in this, which seems to be resulting in many being moved earlier or later. The end result is that she won't really know until she receives the initial notice letter.

At the very least, she will have to complete an ESA50 and depending on her answers, any evidence provided with it, her previous IB medical reports and any evidence provided by her GP, she might need to attend a medical assessment.

Her IB appeal result should be considered, but as the criteria for ESA are quite different from IB, it may not carry much weight in any decsion.

You can read more about the transfer process and the differences between IB and ES, in our Transfer guide im the Members Only area.

Gordon