ESA and declaration

Hi

I have been on ESA work related activity for a couple of months because of Anxiety disorder and osteomalacia. However I have been forcing myself to do some voluntary work and try my best to get my health better.
I have just filled in my medical form and have declared quite alot about myself. I have been hole heartidly truthfull, however i feel this will go against me at my medical.
I've tried all avialable avenues from doctors with regard to myself and i am helping myself through alternative treatments and more up to date medical advancements from around the world. I feel all this may go against me.
Do you have to declare things like doing voluntary work, swimming or driving on the medical form and on the day of the assessment?

jason wrote:

Hi

I have been on ESA work related activity for a couple of months because of Anxiety disorder and osteomalacia. However I have been forcing myself to do some voluntary work and try my best to get my health better.
I have just filled in my medical form and have declared quite alot about myself. I have been hole heartidly truthfull, however i feel this will go against me at my medical.
I've tried all avialable avenues from doctors with regard to myself and i am helping myself through alternative treatments and more up to date medical advancements from around the world. I feel all this may go against me.
Do you have to declare things like doing voluntary work, swimming or driving on the medical form and on the day of the assessment?

Hi J,

See the two links on this post with regards to voluntary work.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=74182#74184

bro58

bro58 wrote:

jason wrote:

Hi

I have been on ESA work related activity for a couple of months because of Anxiety disorder and osteomalacia. However I have been forcing myself to do some voluntary work and try my best to get my health better.
I have just filled in my medical form and have declared quite alot about myself. I have been hole heartidly truthfull, however i feel this will go against me at my medical.
I've tried all avialable avenues from doctors with regard to myself and i am helping myself through alternative treatments and more up to date medical advancements from around the world. I feel all this may go against me.
Do you have to declare things like doing voluntary work, swimming or driving on the medical form and on the day of the assessment?

Hi J,

See the two links on this post with regards to voluntary work.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=74182#74184

bro58

Hi J,

With regards to any activities that you may take part in, and whether said activities would be detremental to your claim, this would depend on the type of activity, and whether it was contradictory to your claimed limitations.

bro58

Hi J,

With respect to a face to face medical, see page 63 onwards, (page 68 for likely questions asked) of the :

Employment and Support Allowance claims on physical health grounds: a guide to the work capability assessment.

from this link :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa

Or page 67 onwards from the :

Employment and Support Allowance claims for Mental Health and Learning Difficulties: a guide to the limited capability for work assessment.

from the same link.

cheers

bro58