ESA-N-50 France 10/08

Last week the dreaded letter arrived asking me to fill in the 28 page form, I have been on Inc Benefit for 3 yrs due to severe depression and fibro mylgia. I live in France so if I do get asked to attend a medical I will attend here due to the cost of going back to UK, has anyone else been in this situation?? If the worse comes and they say I no longer qualify for ESA and I will have to apply for job seekers allowance how does that work here in France ??

I am worrying myself sick as I'm 52 and if I dont get a E121 I will have to pay 100% of my medical cover.

Hi Nelsey

We can't give reliable advice for overseas claims as they are covered by different rules and regs, but other members in your position may be able to provide information.

Good luck with your claim anyway.

Derek

Nelsey wrote:

Last week the dreaded letter arrived asking me to fill in the 28 page form, I have been on Inc Benefit for 3 yrs due to severe depression and fibro mylgia. I live in France so if I do get asked to attend a medical I will attend here due to the cost of going back to UK, has anyone else been in this situation?? If the worse comes and they say I no longer qualify for ESA and I will have to apply for job seekers allowance how does that work here in France ??

I am worrying myself sick as I'm 52 and if I dont get a E121 I will have to pay 100% of my medical cover.

there is a group that supports dla/esa claims for ex pats they have a web site not sure its address there email address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
france and spain i think they deal with .. I got email address from french newspaper so its ok to post for use