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• Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

  Check if you can claim Employment and Support Allowance and how to deal with problems

• Problems with ESA

  Help and information about problems with ESA. Read advice if you're having problems with your ESA, including if its been stopped or how to appeal the decision.

• Sick or disabled people and carers

  Overview and content list for benefits help for sick or disabled people and carers. Get help and support on claiming benefits

• Check if you can claim new style ESA

  Check what Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is and if you can claim it.

• How much new style ESA you can get

  Check how much ESA you could get - whether you're about to start a claim or are currently being assessed for ESA.

• Appealing an ESA decision

  Find out how to appeal an ESA decision. Before you can appeal a decision made by the DWP, you might need to ask for a mandatory reconsideration.

• Help claiming ESA

  Get help claiming ESA. Check if you're eligible to claim for ESA, how much you could get and help filling in the capability for work form.

• If you used to get old style ESA

  Check what you can do now old style income-related and contribution-based ESA have ended. For example, checking you were paid the right amount.