Waiting for ESA decision for 5 months

Jaxxon

I've been waiting for a esa dission for 5 months and all my manager can say is there working on it wat can I do as I've got ptsd I'm under mental health I've got lumbago and I have no feeling in my left leg I'm on pip all in all I've been waiting 2years  as I was put on universal credit on Nov 2016 please if u can help 

steve51

Hi @Jaxxon

Good Afternoon & Welcome to our Community.

We have got lots of info on Benefits here on our site.

I can help you with these if required????

Here’s the link below for you:

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poppy123456

Jaxxon said:

I've been waiting for a esa dission for 5 months and all my manager can say is there working on it wat can I do as I've got ptsd I'm under mental health I've got lumbago and I have no feeling in my left leg I'm on pip all in all I've been waiting 2years  as I was put on universal credit on Nov 2016 please if u can help 

Have you had a work capability assessment yet? There's no time scales to decisions but usually it doesn't take that long for a decision after you've had the assessment.

Jaxxon

They told me I didn't need one as I'm all ready on pip enhanced rate o both 

poppy123456

Jaxxon said:

They told me I didn't need one as I'm all ready on pip enhanced rate o both 

PIP and ESA are completely different benefits. You will need an assessment for ESA, just like for PIP. Some have paper based assessments, most have face 2 face assessments. There's no times scales to how long it will take for an assessment as there's backlogs in most areas. It could be several months or more before you have yours. Evidence will be needed to support your claim, regardless of your PIP claim.

Jaxxon

Thanks poppy for the info