finally won esa support a quick question

squeakychops

i have finally won my esa support .for 6 months what happens after that .and do i need to still send sick notes in to dwp.

richard9991

squeakychops wrote: »

i have finally won my esa support .for 6 months what happens after that .and do i need to still send sick notes in to dwp.

They will prob send another esa 50 to you and the whole thing starts again no you do not need anymore sick notes

kanari

yes they will send u another form after 1 year to fill again
this is what happend to me Iam in support group for 1 year now and have received a week ago a new form and have just finished it today and will send it back tomorrow to Atos healthcare

HB58

kanari wrote: »

yes they will send u another form after 1 year to fill again (my emphasis, HB58)
this is what happend to me Iam in support group for 1 year now and have received a week ago a new form and have just finished it today and will send it back tomorrow to Atos healthcare

The length of award is not the same for everyone, it can vary from 3 months up to 3 years at least. The OP has indicated that their award should be reassesed in around 6 months time.

recoverydust

you dont need to send sick notes when you are in the support group

rogerblack

HB58 wrote: »

The length of award is not the same for everyone, it can vary from 3 months up to 3 years at least. The OP has indicated that their award should be reassesed in around 6 months time.

Everyone must be assessed every 3 years.
However, some will be lucky enough to be assessed, and on the basis of the papers they hold found entitled for a further period without needing to do anything else.
Of course, people on income-related ESA now stand a good chance of being converted over to universal credit before then.

As others have said - no notes required unless you have to appeal a later decision that you're not entitled to benefit at all.

Muttleythefrog

Just a word of note.. if you've won the award via appeal tribunal I would continue to supply the sicknotes until the DWP process the tribunal result... otherwise as above... no longer required.