How long for ESA payment?

aasiah

I went for  my first esa appointment, I have severe depression and anxiety, ptsd signed off work took sick note not fit for work,how long for the decision and pay as am very worried 

steve51

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poppy123456

Hi,

Have you recently applied for ESA? if so then it can take 3-4 weeks for your first payment.

aasiah

@steve51 Thanks I checked it out trying to get my head around the whole system. 

aasiah

@poppy123456 Yeah just claimed very  recently,  am just very worried and stressed at the moment. 

poppy123456

DWP will write to you in a few with a decision on your claim, if successful then you'll receive £73.10 per week paid every 2 weeks. You'll need to continue to send in the sick notes until you're assessed and given a work capability assessment.

aasiah

Poppy123456 I handed in 4 months of sick note given by my doctor which states not fit for work,will I be asked to provide anymore sick notes? Am stressing now

poppy123456

It depends how long it takes to send you the work capability assessment form and an appointment for a face to face assessment. You'll need to continue to send in the sick notes until a decision has been made on that. In some area backlogs are huge so it can sometimes take several months or more.