Paper ESA work capability form

MarieBarl
MarieBarl Online Community Member Posts: 161 Empowering
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
The document says to include copies of any backup reports etc. Once they are all printed this will not fit their envelope though, so what should I actually send? I have OT reports, work health assesents, hospital discharge letter - surely they won't need my PIP decision letter?

Should I send everything in a bigger envelope and just pay the postage?

I am fortunate to have access to a printer and scanner and I have some money because I had a retirement savings thing marure last year when I was 65. How do people cope with the cost of all this copying of forms etc if they are on reduced income in the current situation? It must be horrible.

It is stressful enough trying to deal with this for just a few months until I can claim my pension. Hats off to those who negotiate the system for longer periods. 



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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,190 Championing
    Use a bigger envelope and pay the extra postage. PIP and ESA are 2 completely different benefits with different criteria so claiming one doesn't automatically entitle you to the other. Whether you send the report is entirely your decision.

    Do also bear in mind that less is often more. If you have multiple pieces of evidence all saying the same thing then ask yourself if it's really needed.

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