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Will I be asked to have another medical?

Hi, I have been on ESA support group since 2015, I have worried about being asked to have another medical. But 3 weeks ago I was told that I qualify for serious disability payment. So do you think I will be left alone now? I have emphysema.
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It's nothing to do with esa medicals.
In addition to this, you must also meet the following four criteria:
Just to confirm what whistles is saying - the severe disability premium on ESA is paid where the person lives on their own (there are exceptions to this condition), gets daily living PIP, and no-one gets carers allowance for looking after them.
ESA assessments continue as before, though in some cases it is possible to be placed in a "severe conditions" group for this benefit where no further assessments are done. This in itself requires an assessment to get that established though.
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Severeconditionsguidance.pdf
Very confusing.
Gill_Scope