Step 6 : Get a decision about how much you'll get. How much you can get Find out how to challenge the decision To keep getting the right amount you'll need to report any change in your circumstances. Report a change of circumstances. Step 7 : Check if your payments will stop or if you'll be reassessed. You'll be told if your payments will stop and when. Get support from Jobcentre Plus when your payments stop If you'll need to be assessed again, you'll be sent an ESA50 form.
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You should do this within 1 month of the decision date on your letter. You can check what type of ESA you can claim. The DWP will usually assess you again between 6 months and 2 years after the decision. Even if the DWP tell you how long it will be until the next assessment, this is just a guide. You can check what you can do at the end of the 1 year limit. Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer. Top links Housing benefit.
Top links Template letter to raise a grievance at work. The main exceptions are when:. The amount you get paid depends on your circumstances and on what effect your disability has on your ability to work.
In most cases you will not get any money for the first seven days of your claim. These are called 'waiting days'. For information on other benefits you may be entitled to, please use the online benefits calculator. If you receive income-related ESA, any pension income you have will be taken into account, regardless of the amount. Contribution-based ESA is taxable so you may have to pay tax. How much tax you have to pay, if any, depends on whether you receive any other income, for example, an occupational pension.
All benefits, pensions and allowances are paid into an account. This is the safest, most convenient and efficient method of payment. You may be able to do some types of work while claiming ESA but within certain limits. This is called 'permitted work'. Information on permitted work and how to apply is available at the following link:.
This assesses how your illness or disability affects your ability to work. You will complete a capability for work questionnaire ESA50 about how your condition affects your ability to complete everyday tasks. If more information is needed before a decision on your claim is made, you will be asked to go to a face-to-face medical assessment.
If you have a mental health condition, this may include questions about your condition could affect:. If you've been asked to take part in a medical assessment, it's very important you do so as your benefit may be affected if you don't. It will usually take place at a medical centre near your home.
If you're unfit to travel or live more than a 90 minute journey from the nearest centre, the healthcare professional may visit you at home. You need to let the medical centre know ahead of time if you want an interpreter or healthcare professional of the same gender. They will try to find one for you, although this may not always be possible. You should also bring pills or medication you're taking and any simple aids or appliances you use, such as glasses or hearing aids.
The medical assessment is to assess how your illness or disability affects you and your ability to work. It is not to diagnose or discuss treatment. It involves an interview and sometimes a physical examination. You should allow around 50 minutes for the assessment.
If you're claiming ESA because of a mental health problem or a physical illness or disability that could affect your mental health, you may be asked about:.
If a physical examination is needed, the healthcare professional will first explain what is involved and check you're happy it goes ahead.
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