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I heard from somewhere that if you can lick a stamp you can work...

To claim ESA it is all about your illness / disability. To qualify for PIP it's not about your illness or disability but the care and extra help you need to live with those illness's / disabilities.

They also go by evidence which is key to getting the right help. Without it they'll dismiss anything and everything you say unless there is evidence.

To say you've 'had' a stroke which is bad in itself, 'had' is a word they'll judge you by. If you've been checked over since and things are still not good then you should have reports saying this. These reports are what they go by. Then you can say things that would be based around the report which will have to be taken into account.

It's all crap at the end of the day. You have to jump through hoops to help yourself. Do nothing and expect the worse. You've got to prove to them beyond means and fight your own corner.