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nini1963
nini1963 Community member Posts: 17 Listener
edited August 2019 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Sent my form in for esa how long does it take and do everyone Go for assessment thanks Nigel
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 54,228 Disability Gamechanger
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    HI,

    There's no timescales, it depends on backlog in your area.

    Most people have face to face assessments so expect one of these. It's rare to have a paper based assessment.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi @nini1963, I hope you are not waiting too long :)
    Scope

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  • April2018mom
    April2018mom Posts: 2,882 Disability Gamechanger
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    There are no timescales.
    It depends on the backlog for your area. To answer your other question more than often they carry out a face to face assessment. Paper based ones are rare. 
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  • Mispy
    Mispy Community member Posts: 1 Listener
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    Hello, I can't remember exactly but it took about 8-10 weeks for mine to come through. I got it all backdated from the date they received the form,
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 54,228 Disability Gamechanger
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    Mispy said:
    Hello, I can't remember exactly but it took about 8-10 weeks for mine to come through. I got it all backdated from the date they received the form,
    Hi.
    ESA isn't backdated from the date they receive the form. It's backdated from the 14th week of the claim, if successfully placed into the support group.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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