ESA success

Hi all. Just wanted to say a big thank you to all who run the benefits and work website and forum. Have just found out this morning that I have been successfully transferred from income support through illness to esa support group (I keep reading the letter because I can't believe it as I thought i would have to go to a tribunal). I have used the guides too help and also the M.E associations guide to filling in the ESA form. They only received my form on 7th Nov so only 5 weeks to make a decision.
Just a couple of queries, is it just the ESA85a form I ask for and the letter did'nt say when I can expect to be assessed again. Thank you all once again and too anyone going through the process at the moment I wish you the best of luck and hope you all get the same result. Sue

im am so happy for you such a relief. i sent my esa form off yesterday so am very worried, lets hope your good news spreads. contrats.

Sue wrote:

Hi all. Just wanted to say a big thank you to all who run the benefits and work website and forum. Have just found out this morning that I have been successfully transferred from income support through illness to esa support group (I keep reading the letter because I can't believe it as I thought i would have to go to a tribunal). I have used the guides too help and also the M.E associations guide to filling in the ESA form. They only received my form on 7th Nov so only 5 weeks to make a decision.
Just a couple of queries, is it just the ESA85a form I ask for and the letter did'nt say when I can expect to be assessed again. Thank you all once again and too anyone going through the process at the moment I wish you the best of luck and hope you all get the same result. Sue

Hi S,

That's fantastic news. !!!

Thanks for informing us, thank you also for your comments about B&W.

Yes, it would be the ESA85A, however you may wish to stipulate that you wish to know the expected length of your SG award before reassessment, as in some cases the ESA85A simply states "In the longer term" as the prognosis.

3 years is the longest award that we are aware of.

If you wish to know how you gained entry to the SG, you may also wish to stipulate this, if the information is not contained in the ESA85A.

Have a look at my post here. :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=96034#96037

bro58

Thanks bro58 and lilliegez. Lilliegez I appreciate how anxious you are at the moment, I was exactly the same and still am because now i am worried about the pip assessment, it never seems to end does it. I wish you the best of luck and hope you get the same result, I will be thinking of you. Please let me know how you get on. Sue

That is good news, thank you for letting us know

Well done Sue.


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