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Am I eligible for Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)?

If you’re too unwell to work, you may be able to claim a benefit named Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

Within this section

  1. What is ESA?

    Understand what the Work Capability Assessment is - a test used by the Department for Work and Pensions to decide if you can get ESA.

  2. How can I claim?

  3. What is the Work Capability Assessment?

  4. What are the groups of ESA?

  5. What is the Work Programme?

  6. What work am I permitted to do on ESA?

    Find out what kind of work you can do while you claim ESA in order to still get the same benefit amount.

  7. Can I appeal if I think the decision about ESA is wrong?

  8. Next steps

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