foxyearthangel wrote: hi, my daughter went for her esa assesment last wk she got a phone call today from the dwp to say she has been found unfit for work but cant get any money from esa because her partner has a good income , she is currently waiting for the result of her dla claim , she rang them yesterday they are waiting on a report from her gp, could the dwp not use her assesment for esa as a form of evidence for her dla claim as well?
Hi FEA,
The DWP DM's do sometimes refer to an ESA medical report, to help them come to a decision on an award of DLA.
However, DLA and ESA do have different qualifying criteria, e.g. with DLA it is a walking test, with ESA it is a "mobilising" test, which also considers the use of a manual wheelchair unaided.
ESA is a "Work" Capability Test, DLA is awarded because of walking limitations, or care needs, etc,etc.
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