Transfer from IB to ESA sucess.Holy Grail acheived

Hi everyone, I want to share with the whole world my great news.
I only sent my completed ESA50 off on 15th October and today I received a brown envelope from DWP. Now I realised that was in itself good news ie ESA awarded either WRAG or SUPPORT. I had previously worked out that a letter from ATOS would mean a medical!!
I hardly dare open it but braced myself and discovered I had been put into the SUPPORT group. I rang DWP to request ESA85A and asked how long the award is for. The gentleman said 3 YEARS. Amazing!!!!!. I have ME/CFS so I was expecting many problems with the transfer.
I have been a member of this site for a couple of years and can state that without your help I probably wouldnt have received any award. I have read everything you produced and started my ESA50 twelve months ago knowing I would have to be transfered. I did it very slowly & produced the best case I could.
I cant thank you enough.I would be partying if I had the energy.
Thank you again.

Melady

That is great news, thank you for letting us know - and for your kind words about this site

Great news and as someone who is currently filling in the ESA50 form for transfer from IB to ESA it does give you hope. Well done and enjoy the next 3 years.

Absolutely made up for you Melady.


Well done indeed !

Hi Karlo,
thanks for your reply. Yes it does give you hope doesnt it.
I always love reading the success stories and it does prove it can be done.
I worked very hard over 12 months filling in, and changing even tiny details on the PDF form on my laptop. When it was finished and I read it as a whole I was proud of what I had acheived.
Keep at it because hopefully it will be worth it in the end. Good luck for yours, I will watch for your post as to how you got on.
Be lucky,

melady.

Hi Noodles,
thanks for your kind words. I feel like I have won the lottery, the relief is huge. I am Contribution based and would have only received 365 days of WRAG so being put into SUPPORT is fantastic.
I am 59 and will get a small works pension next year so hopefully will be able to survive despite this GOVT doing its best to grind us down.

melady