Esa reassessment

Ashvinney

I have never had reassessment and I am in the the support group it's been 4years now last year I was told June then  November now July it's quite strange that  I have had 3 pip assessment every time after that the ESA assessment changes I don't know If I am looking more into what's there getting very anxious about this not sure if I should ring 

poppy123456

Support Group is an ongoing award until a new decision says otherwise. We've been in a pandemic for almost 2 years which has meant even more backlogs so those that are already in a group will likely be left alone for longer than usual. They will be concentrating on first time assessments because of the backlogs and some are waiting up to a year.

Personally, i wouldn't worry about it and i certainly wouldn't be ringing them.

calcotti

PIP awards are for fixed periods.
ESA decisions are ongoing until reassessed.

Ashvinney

Thanks for your reply , just anxious about my ESA , as I got my pip sorted out I am on a ongoing award , lot people are going on about this new esa but sure I would get it 

calcotti

Ashvinney said:

.. lot people are going on about this new esa but sure I would get it 

New style ESA is no different to old type ESA other than the fact income based entitlement has been removed. The work capability assessment is the same (as it is for UC).

If you get contribution based ESA then when you transfer to UC in the future your contribution based ESA will convert to new style ESA, any income based ESA will end.

Ashvinney

Sorry for the late reply, thanks that's help me understand , what's going on it's just made me very anxious about the ESA assessment , not sure how this we'll work do I get video call or home visit , as not sure ,if there still not doing home visit 

poppy123456

At the moment assessments are still mostly done by telephone, some are face to face but no home visits. Whether this will change in the future, is anyones guess.

calcotti

Ashvinney said:

...it's just made me very anxious about the ESA assessment , not sure how this we'll work do I get video call or home visit , ..

At the moment they are mainly done over the phone.