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Gordon wrote: MArie

Legally the OP has been found Fit for Work, a new Fit Note will not change this. The only benefit available to them at this time is JSA, they cannot receive a Hardship Payment from the DWP as they do not have a benefit claim.

Claiming JSA after a Fit for Work Decision will have no impact on the claimants ability to request a Mandatory Reconsideration or an appeal, their doing so will not be taken into account.

I'm not suggesting that the situation is a right one, but it is what it is.

Gordon

I do not think so Gordon the fact that the OP has a new GP's 6 months sick note that prove he is not fit for work. I would think he should put in a claim for esa and not go for jsa from what he said his gp gave him 6 months sick note and the fact that jobcentre has closed his application and do not understand why he is being told to claim jsa. Why are you suggesting he claim jsa I don't understand that either?

His best bet to claim ESA again. What would you suggest the OP do at this stage the fact that his jsa claim has been refused and closed by the jobcentre, what do you think he should claim?

I had a second meeting at the job centre ref JSA the lady told me I cant claim it as im not fit for work, nor have I paid enough Class 1 national insurance stamps. The case for JSA is closed. But she did tell me that ESA are sending lots of people who have lost ESA claims to JSA only to find like me they cant claim due to the fact before when you were on IB you were credited with national insurance stamp but when ESA took over from IB they did away with claimants being credited with the insurance stamp so you cant claim it. At this point It is nearly 8 weeks with no money from anyone, living on my wifes ESA.

2 weeks after my ESA F2F had my DLA to PIP F2F and ive had the letter on sat which says I will receive Enhanced daily living and Enhanced Mobility clearly im not fit for work as its much harder to get PIP. The letter also said that I wont start to get the PIP payments till 22nd February as there is a month for some reason between the two benefits. But before I was only getting the High Mobility DLA and no award for care. So don’t understand why I wont get the Daily living part of pip till 22nd feb but the letter said that it wont go into my bank until the march but the PIP has been given till 2021.

I put in a MR for my ESA claim 3 weeks ago and ive heard nothing back from them. Do I contact them and say about the PIP claim?

Thanks Marie for your comments and I understand its so annoying they are playing games with our lives. I was on IB then ESA Support Group for 3 years so yip you dont get well overnight.

Thanks Gordon No im not on my wifes ESA claim.

I had trouble with missing NI credits when going to ESA from IB. Only found out when checking pension forecast that all the years from migration were missing.They have now been credited. You should chase the DWP up on that. First check your old ESA letters to see if they state that you will be credited. ESA has not done away with NI credits but I have no doubt I was not the only one they tried this on!