IB to ESA

Can you offer me some advice?

I have been on long term IB,prior to April 2001,and have received the ESA 50 form.
My illnesses are chronic and progressive and feel I woulld qualify for ESA on health grounds.

I have an occupational pension,capital in excess of £16k and my wife is working so feel I would not qualify under means testing

Should I complete the forms or will I be making a false claim?

TottenhamRob wrote:

Can you offer me some advice?

I have been on long term IB,prior to April 2001,and have received the ESA 50 form.
My illnesses are chronic and progressive and feel I woulld qualify for ESA on health grounds.

I have an occupational pension,capital in excess of £16k and my wife is working so feel I would not qualify under means testing

Should I complete the forms or will I be making a false claim?

Hi TR,

As you are currently in receipt of IB, which is a contributary based benefit, if you are found to qualify for ESA in The WRAG, or SG, you would be transferred over to Contribution Based ESA, see :

What will I be transferred to?

See also :

Will my pension be disregarded under ESA?

You may also wish to read :

IB, IS, SDA, Migration to ESA FAQ’s

Therefore, there is nothing to stop you filling in The ESA50.

You may wish to consider using the PDF Version, many members have and find it is much easier, it can be downloaded from the link on this page :

Using The PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire

Pertaining to this, see :

How long do I have to complete the ESA50?

ESA50 too big for the envelope

Sending Documents to the DWP or ATOS


You could then fill this in, whilst referring to the corresponding section of our ESA Claims Guides, which are the 3rd and 4th links down this page :

ESA Guides

You should take a look at all of our : ESA FAQ’s also, as I am sure you will find them helpful.

Please return to this thread if you have any further questions.

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