Does 7day hospital admission affect my ESA

Hi, I recently was admitted into hospital for a very infected gallbladder, I spent 7 nights on the surgical ward to get the infection down. I did not know I was going into hospital, my gp just said I must go A&E immediately . Amd then I did not know how long I would be in for. The last thing on my mind was writing a letter or email to DWP informing them of this 'change in circumstances' , however now I have read that what I have done is in breach of TC for ESA and they could throw the book at me and i would have to repay loads of payments. What is the deal here. I didn't plan the hospital stay, so could not give dwp notice.

I was also staying with a friend in London away from my home, hoping a change of environment would help the depression etc . I never throught to inform dwp of this as my circumstances were all the same, same life, same conditions, same medications. Just was in a different bed different part of country. Should I of informed dwp of this , and whet do you think will happen when they find out. They will assume I must of been so much better and improved mental health condition to take a national express from Wales to London . My condidtion did not changed , it just changed geographic location from where I am experiencing my conditions. Does not make me more or less able. Well I did feel a bit home sick and increase stress not being in my home.

I can travel on coach no problem, it's worrying about the bit a each end that gets me!!
But if they find out I traveled on a bus and coach then Im all fit for work. That is the assumption huh? And I should not tell the appeal tribunal I am able to sit or sleep for 5hours on a coach.

Voyager20 wrote:

Hi, I recently was admitted into hospital for a very infected gallbladder, I spent 7 nights on the surgical ward to get the infection down. I did not know I was going into hospital, my gp just said I must go A&E immediately . Amd then I did not know how long I would be in for. The last thing on my mind was writing a letter or email to DWP informing them of this 'change in circumstances' , however now I have read that what I have done is in breach of TC for ESA and they could throw the book at me and i would have to repay loads of payments. What is the deal here. I didn't plan the hospital stay, so could not give dwp notice.

I was also staying with a friend in London away from my home, hoping a change of environment would help the depression etc . I never throught to inform dwp of this as my circumstances were all the same, same life, same conditions, same medications. Just was in a different bed different part of country. Should I of informed dwp of this , and whet do you think will happen when they find out. They will assume I must of been so much better and improved mental health condition to take a national express from Wales to London . My condidtion did not changed , it just changed geographic location from where I am experiencing my conditions. Does not make me more or less able. Well I did feel a bit home sick and increase stress not being in my home.

I can travel on coach no problem, it's worrying about the bit a each end that gets me!!
But if they find out I traveled on a bus and coach then Im all fit for work. That is the assumption huh? And I should not tell the appeal tribunal I am able to sit or sleep for 5hours on a coach.

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So you can't answer if I must of reported my stay in hospital to the dwp given it was not a stay that I had planned or had prior knowledge of.

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Voyager20 wrote:

So you can't answer if I must of reported my stay in hospital to the dwp given it was not a stay that I had planned or had prior knowledge of.

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As already mentioned in the following thread:

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=view&catid=10&id=77810


As per the ESA40 Notes Sheet page 16, going into/out of hospital is a circumstance which should be reported to the DWP if one is in receipt of ESA.