Self Help Packs
– ESA, UC & PIP assessments
Do you live in Barnsley ?
Have you been sent an Employment Support Allowance, Universal Credit or Personal Independence Payment assessment form to fill in ?
The aim of these guides is to inform and empower you to take control of your claim and to provide you with the knowledge and guidance to get the best results.
Written by DIAL’s specialist benefits advisors, these guides will assist you in completing your assessment forms, taking you through each of the activities and offering hints and tips on filling in your form.
For a free pack give us a call on: 01226 240273 or drop us an email: first.contact@dialbarnsley.org.uk or send us a message on our contact page.
* Due to Covid 19 restrictions we can only send self help packs by email.
ESA & UC Assessment
When you make a claim for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit (UC), because you are unfit to work due to ill health, the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) will want to make their own assessment about your health conditions and how they affect your ability to work.
The test that the DWP uses to decide if you have limited capability for work is called the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).
You will be sent a form with questions about your health. This is the ‘ESA50’ form (for Employment Support Allowance), the ‘UC50’ form (for Universal Credit) or the ‘Capability for Work Questionnaire’.
This is your opportunity to explain to the DWP how your illnesses affect you and how they restrict your ability to work. This will be an ongoing process and you may have to be reassessed each year until your claim closes.
You have 4 weeks to fill out the health questionnaire from when the DWP send it to you. The DWP are strict about this and your claim may be closed if it is not returned in time. If you need more time, you should tell them as soon as you can. You will need to explain why you need more time and how much longer you need to finish the form.
Use our Employment Support Allowance and Universal Credit self help pack to help you complete your assessment form.
PIP Assessment
When you make a claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) will want to make their own assessment about your health conditions and how they affect your daily mobility and care needs.
You will be sent a form with questions about your health (PIP2). This is your opportunity to explain to the DWP how your illnesses effect you. They will then decide if you have to have a face to face assessment with one of their health care professionals.
This will be an ongoing process and you may have to be reassessed periodically until your claim closes.
You have 4 weeks to fill out the form from when the DWP send it to you. The DWP are strict about this and your claim may be closed if it is not returned in time. If you need more time, you should tell them as soon as you can. You will need to explain why you need more time and how much longer you need to finish the form.
Use our Employment Support Allowance and Universal Credit self help pack to help you complete your assessment form.
Want to know more? Give us a call: 01226 240273 or email: first.contact@dialbarnsley.org.uk
