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Employment and Support Allowance: notes about your claim

Employment and Support Allowance information for people who have already made a claim.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
28 August 2013
Last updated:
29 June 2018
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  1. Added updated versions of the Welsh 'Employment and Support Allowance: note sheet' and Welsh 'Easy read: Employment and Support Allowance: note sheet'. Updates include the new 0800 phone number and the 2018 to 2019 permitted work amount.

  2. Added updated versions of the 'Employment and Support Allowance: note sheet' and 'Easy read: Employment and Support Allowance: note sheet' in English. Updates include the new 0800 phone number and the 2018 to 2019 permitted work amount. Updated Welsh versions will be added at a later date.

  3. Added Welsh easy read document.

  4. Added easy read document.

  5. Revised version of ESA40 added to include information about waiting days.

  6. First published.

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This page has been withdrawn because the forms are no longer in use. Find out about New Style Employment and Support Allowance.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Employment and Support Allowance: notes sheet

HTML

[Withdrawn] Employment and Support Allowance: notes sheet

Ref: ESA40

PDF, 240 KB, 13 pages

[Withdrawn] Welsh: Employment and Support Allowance: notes sheet

Ref: ESA40W

PDF, 245 KB, 13 pages

[Withdrawn] Easy read: Employment and Support Allowance: notes sheet

Ref: ESA40ER

PDF, 2.03 MB, 13 pages

[Withdrawn] Welsh: Easy read: Employment and Support Allowance: notes sheet

Ref: ESA40WER

PDF, 842 KB, 13 pages

Details

When we make a decision about a claim for Employment and Support Allowance, we send a letter explaining the decision. We include a copy of these explanatory notes to help people understand the decision.

Our Employment and Support Allowance page has information about how to claim.

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