Help! What to do with sick note
nicetomeetu
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Hi everyone,
Can somebody please advise, I have been issued with a sick note from my doctors and I have recently applied for ESA over the phone. Am I right in thinking I now wait for paperwork to arrive in the post from ESA to which I attach the sick note and send off? Or do I have to go to the job centre to hand it in?
Thanks in advance.
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Can somebody please advise, I have been issued with a sick note from my doctors and I have recently applied for ESA over the phone. Am I right in thinking I now wait for paperwork to arrive in the post from ESA to which I attach the sick note and send off? Or do I have to go to the job centre to hand it in?
Thanks in advance.
xx
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Hi, I recently applied for ESA and was informed to send my sick notes to my local Job Centre. XSusan xxx0
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Hi and welcome,
I think I had to send it to the jobcentre butI'm not sure. You might be better off giving them a call to check where they want it to go.0 -
Hi,
Thanks both for your quick replies. I think I will wait for my personal statement to come through, because it hasn't yet, even though I applied for ESA on Monday. Then check it, sign and include my sick note and take it in person to the job centre.
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Just to be on the safe side, can you get a photocopy of the sick note..................heaven forbid the Job Centre "loses" it!0
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Hi Julia,
That's a great tip. I will take a photocopy tomorrow.
Thanks.
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I had to send sick notes to the dwp area office dealing with my claim,if i was you i'd phone them and check, if it goes to wrong place it could cause probs.
Do make sure you photo copy it as well....these things have a mysterious habit of going missing.....
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Hi Gill,
I rang the benefits phone line and you are right she told me to post it to the nearest office which deals with claims for my postcode. However, I did ask her if it was also okay to hand it in person to my local job centre, where I have been signing on. She said I can do that too.
I will photocopy everything, I will be so frustrated if they lose it, which is why I am more inclined to hand in person at job centre. If I do decide to post i will probably send recorded delivery for what it's worth.
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