How long for ESA payment?
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aasiah
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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
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Hi @aassiah
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@steve51
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Hi,Have you recently applied for ESA? if so then it can take 3-4 weeks for your first payment.1
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@poppy123456 Yeah just claimed very recently, am just very worried and stressed at the moment.0
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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.
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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 now0
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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.
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