gordan: I had been receiving income sup/incapacity for many years before esa even existed for which I had to provide sick notes.It looks like this means I am receiving income support for sickness which I didn't realise existed.Also again what is everyone's opinion on whether applying for dla is worth the risk of failing a different medical or better just to sit tight for the time being. cheers for answers
You may get it. If you don't, the question is, will you have lost anything? The only way that applying for DLA could affect your ESA/IS is if there is an inconsistency between what the medicals for each find. This seems to be usually only a problem with how far people can walk, but it's not impossible for there to be other conclusions drawn at a DLA medical that could be relevant to ESA or IS.
