Employment and Support Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance has now replaced Incapacity Benefit on grounds of incapacity.
New claimants will have to undergo a 13 week assessment period which includes a Work Capability Assessment (replacing the current Personal Capacity Assessment).
Action for Blind People's Welfare Rights Manager, Marsha De Cordova, offers an insight into the ins and outs of this new benefit and what the change will mean for visually impaired people.
Listen to our latest update on Employment and Support Allowance
ESA update Employment and Support Allowance Benefit Briefing
Download a Word version of our Benefit Briefing on ESA (550 KB)
Download a pdf version of our Benefit Briefing on ESA (158 KB)
Contact an Action team for help with Welfare Rights
Find out contact details for your nearest Action for Blind People team for help with Welfare Rights.
You can contact the following Action for Blind People teams for help with Welfare Rights
