Hi Jane thankyou for your reply, much appreciated. I tried to download the HC1 but the file was so big (20 pages ) it would have used too much ink to print it off so then I tried to convert it to a Word document so I could complete it online and email it but that wasn’t possible either because of its size, so I have ordered one online to be posted to me instead. However, I’m sure I read somewhere that it was possible to switch from contribution to income based ESA depending on your financial circumstances and the DWP would send the relevant form for means testing, but then again I may have dreamt that lol. Anyway I think I’ll give them a call tomorrow to sound them out and see what they have to say but I’ll be cautious about it and if they start trying to give me any grief I’ll threaten them with my MP again.Sx