What Joy! Not Really.

Well the IB to ESA transfer came today. I knew it was coming but thought it might have waited till after xmas. wishfull thinking on my part. DWP say they will ring in the next 2 weeks but dont give a time and do i have to deal with the call or can my carer do it? Also I have just completed and DLA renewal form and kept my DLA(thank god)will DWP use any of this information for my ESA? as i would like to use some of the information from the DLA form and the ESA form.

All so I have problems as i use a wheelchair which is a carer pushed one would that be the question Can i go to places i dont know or even know? as i cant go anywhere on my own as i need to use my wheelchair and unable to walk far at all without pain and discomfort + breathlessness.

Thanks

Sandra wrote:

Well the IB to ESA transfer came today. I knew it was coming but thought it might have waited till after xmas. wishfull thinking on my part. DWP say they will ring in the next 2 weeks but dont give a time and do i have to deal with the call or can my carer do it? Also I have just completed and DLA renewal form and kept my DLA(thank god)will DWP use any of this information for my ESA? as i would like to use some of the information from the DLA form and the ESA form.

All so I have problems as i use a wheelchair which is a carer pushed one would that be the question Can i go to places i dont know or even know? as i cant go anywhere on my own as i need to use my wheelchair and unable to walk far at all without pain and discomfort + breathlessness.

Thanks

Hi S,

As you have started the migration process, you may wish to start filling in the Pdf ESA50 now, to ease time constraints, see here :

Use Of The Interactive PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire

Using our ESA Guides here :

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

You can also access our :

Being transferred from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance guide.

from the same link which advises on the migration process.

It may also help if you read the information in the ESA section of our FAQ's from here :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=70444#70444

You do not have to take the "courtesy" phone call if you do not wish to, but your carer should be able to take it for you after answering a few security questions.

It is possible to go through the ESA WCA process, without any phone contact, if that is what you wish.

You should receive the ESA50 through the post within a fortnight, if not I would contact them to ensure it has not got lost in the post.

With regards to wheelchair use, and the ESA "Mobilising" descriptor, only wheelchairs that are self propelled count, not where you need to be pushed.

Go through the questions, and tie in how your limitations fit the criteria given with the help of the guides, and the WCA Handbook.

bro58

It would be fine for the carer to deal with the call. It will typically not be to ask for any information, but if the caller does want any, you could always ask them to put the questions in writing.

The DWP can use information from a DLA application/decision in relation to ESA, but the criteria are different, so much of it will be irrelevant.

However, you mention using a wheelchair, and there will be some overlap in terms of your ability to mobilise if the DWP has gathered information on that (and not just information on how far you can walk) in the course of assessing you for DLA. (This may depend, for example, on the condition which leads to your needing a wheelchair.)

(Edit - it looks like Bro got there while I was writing this with one of their usual comprehensive responses. I've left mine, though.)

when the DLA form was filled out by my carer it was put that i can only walk 9 meters with the use of my stick and support and any further than that i need my wheelchair but i am not allowed to push myself due to heart conditions. wheelchair is for compression of the spine. Would there be a chance of support group as i am unable to propel myself due to heart conditions as in heart failure,angina and artial fibrallation? as i thought i may have a chance due to the fact that i am unable to propel myself. thanks

In order to be considered able to do something, you must be able to do it reliably, repeatedly and safely, so it is not just a question of whether you can physically propel yourself, the danger to you if doing so posed by your heart conditions should be taken into account by the decision maker when deciding whether you qualify for the support group.

Sandra wrote:

when the DLA form was filled out by my carer it was put that i can only walk 9 meters with the use of my stick and support and any further than that i need my wheelchair but i am not allowed to push myself due to heart conditions. wheelchair is for compression of the spine. Would there be a chance of support group as i am unable to propel myself due to heart conditions as in heart failure,angina and artial fibrallation? as i thought i may have a chance due to the fact that i am unable to propel myself. thanks

Hi S,

It goes into detail on whether you can qualify for the SG in the ESA Guides, see here also :

Qualifying for the Support Group

It would not be possible to give a definitive answer with regards to your personal circumstance, and qualification for the SG.

Take into account that is is the limitations/disabilities caused by your medical conditions that matter, not the conditions themselves.

See here also :


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

bro58