ESA and energy prices

Hello

First of all, sooner or later, we are all going onto ESA, so I have been researching it, I hope the information I give you helps.

I have done several posts on this, you can look through my blog, to find the others.

For today, I am talking about the first part.

Once you have sent the form off, within 13 weeks, you will receive a letter back, it is very generic, hard to understand, and does not really tell you much!

If you receive a letter saying that you are going into the 'work related group' don't panic, we all are!

Please see here for more details.

Unless you are pregnant, or have a terminal illness, this is what happens, the next stage is to be sent a letter detailing when your assessment is going to be, this gives you the opportunity to show what you can and cannot do, if you are on disability living allowance, be sure, to show them a copy of the letter detailing this, it will work in your favour.

Action4me, have kindly put together an easy to read guide, is it very helpful, be sure to read it.

Once you have had the assessment they will then decide, if you need to have the practical medical as well, after doing all this, they will then decide whether you go into the support group, or the work group.

I would recommend that when you have the assessment, you have someone with you, who knows what you are like, on a day to day basis, it all helps.

I hope this has helped you.

Now for something totally different.

Energy prices

We all have to face them, we all dread them, but there are services, that help people like you and I to pay for them. I hope you find both of these useful.

Decc Gov UK

Warm home discount.

I hope the information helps you, and feel free to use the comments section to share your experiences.