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Has anyone ever got ESA in the support group for more that 3 years?

Has anyone ever got ESA in the support group for more that 3 years?
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Welcome to our online community I do hope that we can offer you both help/support ???
I have placed an attachment below with regards to Benefits
https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/benefits-and-finances
please please come back to me if you need any more help ????
I hope that helps
CR
Senior online community officer
The maximum period of time between assessments should be 3 years. Yes there are backlogs in some areas so it can be the case that some people remain in the support group for longer.
There was a pause in reassessments back in 2014 for a while to deal with the backlog of new assessments but it soon started backing up again once they re-started in December 2015. To date we're hearing from people who've not had reviews for quite a while.
The latest ESA statistics can be found on the government website for anyone who shares an interest in this topic.
Thanks for everyone's input here, you're all so knowledgeable and helpful.
Best wishes
Debbie
merry Christmas