How do I contact Employment Support Allowance?

How do I contact Employment Support Allowance?

How can I claim Employment and Support Allowance? Step one: To claim ESA call Jobcentre Plus on 0800 055 6688 (textphone 0800 023 4888). They’ll ask you questions over the phone and fill in the form for you. Alternatively, you can download a claim form from GOV.UK.

How long does employment and support allowance take to process?

If the DWP accepts your ESA claim, you’ll usually get your first ESA payment a few weeks after you apply. You can check how much ESA you’ll get. The DWP will usually pay up to 3 months ESA to cover time when you had limited capability for work before you applied.

Do you need sick note for ESA support group?

You will need to get a medical certificate (called a fit note) from your GP at the start of your claim. After 13 weeks Jobcentre Plus will do their own medical test and you will no longer need fit notes. You can ask for you claim for ESA to be backdated for up to three months.

Do you need a sick note for ESA?

How long does ESA back pay?

You won’t be entitled to the Support Component for the first three months of your claim, but most people in the Support Group do get some back pay as it usually takes more than three months from the beginning of an ESA claim to complete a Work Capability Assessment.

How do I contact DWP UK?

Contact the Pension Service

1. Telephone: 0800 731 7898. Textphone: 0800 731 7339. Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 731 7898.
2. Telephone: 0800 169 0154. Textphone: 0800 169 0254.
3. Telephone: 0800 731 0469. Textphone: 0800 731 0464.

How do I contact the employment and Support Allowance centre?

To make a new claim for contribution-based ESA, income-related ESA and new-style ESA. Telephone: 0800 085 6318. Textphone: 0800 328 3419. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/contacts-az/employment-and-support-allowance-centre.

How do I apply for employment and Support Allowance (ESA)?

Contact telephone numbers for claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), contacting the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or Northern Ireland ESA Centre about an existing ESA claim, and contacting Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) about a Work Capability Assessment (WCA).

How do I contact the ESA office?

To discuss an existing contributory, income-related or new style ESA claim or to report a change of circumstances Telephone: 0800 587 1377 Textphone: 0800 328 3419 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

How do I contact the Northern Ireland ESA centre?

Northern Ireland ESA Centre. To make a new claim for contribution-based ESA, income-related ESA and new-style ESA. Telephone: 0800 085 6318. Textphone: 0800 328 3419. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/contacts-az/employment-and-support-allowance-centre.