Anyone been successful getting ESA for ME/CFS?

Nello
Nello Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited November 1 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Hi I'm new here and have to fill in an ESA50 form

Has anyone been successful with getting ESA for ME/CFS?

The form is quite daunting as some of my answers will be it varies

Any thoughts would be appreciated, thank

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,774 Championing

    The ME Association has some information (under DWP Universal Credit – A Guide to Applications).

    https://meassociation.org.uk/free-literature-downloads/

    The UC50 and ESA50 forms are identical.

    With the Work Capability Assessment if a claimant cannot do an activity reliably, repeatedly, safely and in a timely manner for more than 51% of the time, they are treated as unable to do the activity.

    I'd highly recommend getting help with filling in the forms.

    https://advicefinder.turn2us.org.uk/

  • Pauly21
    Pauly21 Online Community Member Posts: 12 Connected

    Great thankyou so much for getting back to me really appreciate your help please take care.

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