ESA worries

Gordon,

Apologies about labouring the point but I just want to get this clear in my head.

If I close the Jan claim is the date that linking runs from the date I made the claim from (and therefore request it to be closed from) or the day I contact the DWP to close the claim?

I appreciate linking is unlikely to be an issue here but I would prefer to avoid all unnecessary aggro.

If I am reading what you are saying correctly I can close the Jan claim, make a fresh one (say today) and if the DWP then requests docs back to Jan I am able to request my fresh claim is backdated 3 months.

I really appreciate your advice I feel alot better about things today.

Gordon,

Yes I appreciate the DWP probably could ask for last 5 years worth of bank info if they wished. Not that its likely.

So the date my previous claim is closed is the date I request them to close it on?

So I could close it on the day it was opened or thereabouts?