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• Preparing for your ESA medical assessment

  What will happen at the assessment, what to take with you, how to answer questions from the healthcare professional, what will happen next

• If your ESA is ending because of the 1-year limit

  What you can do if your new style or contribution-based ESA is ending

• Getting your ESA decision after an assessment

  Getting your ESA decision after an assessment from the DWP. Find out more about what happens after your work capability assessment

• Other information

  Read about giving other information which does not fit anywhere else on the ESA form. You can use extra sheets of paper if there’s not enough space in the box

• Q3 - reaching

  Help to fill in Q3: reaching for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Medical evidence

  Find out how to get and submit medical evidence with your ESA50 form. This helps give the DWP an idea of how your condition affects your ability to work

• Q14 - coping with changes

  Help to fill in Q14: coping with changes for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Q18 - eating and drinking

  Help to fill in Q18: eating and drinking for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question