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Am I entitled to the benefit 'ESA'
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Jardine86
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Hi, trying to find out if Iam entitled to the benefit 'ESA' as I was only told about it the other day by a friend, I only get 'PIP' as know one mentioned anything about the other benefit. My husband had to take early retirement from his work to take care of me. Look forward too hearing from you. Thank You
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Hi @Jardine86
Good afternoon & welcome to our community/family.
By the sounds of things it’s worth trying.
We have got a benefit calculator on our website which will give you an idea please give a try:
https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/calculate-benefits
Here’s some more info on esa:
https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance
Please please let me know if you get stuck ????? -
Hi @Jardine86, and welcome! As Steve says, the online benefits calculator is a good place to start, to see what you may be entitled to.
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