× Members

ESA assessment date

More
7 years 2 months ago #181533 by clarzier
ESA assessment date was created by clarzier
I have today received an appointment time to attend an assessment centre to speak to an healthcare provider about my ESA claim. I Completed a form as requested in sept 2015 and received a letter in October 2016 saying my benefit is to continue so I'm shocked to receive this.
I have been on IB since 2003 and then migrated in ESA in 2013 in the support group.i have Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. I have lost the majority of my small bowel and suffer from bowel incontience? I have to have immediate access to toilet facilities otherwise I soil myself. I rang the help desk as I had put on my form that a home visit would be preferred due to this and explained the situation and was told tough I have no option unless I can provide evidence via fax that I soil myself. He redirected to the assessment centre who was a lot more sympathetic and said she was going to look at my file put couldn't promise anything.
What can I expect from the assessment.
Any help greatly appreciated

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
7 years 2 months ago #181539 by Gordon
Replied by Gordon on topic ESA assessment date
Clarzie

You may be able to get a home assessment if your GP writes to Maximus explaining why you cannot attend at their offices.

The ESA Claim guide has a section at the back the covers the assessment process and the questions you are likely to be asked.

Gordon

Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Moderators: GordonGaryBISCatherineWendyKellygreekqueenpeterKatherineSuper UserjimmckChris
We use cookies

We use cookies on our website. Some of them are essential for the operation of the site, while others help us to improve this site and the user experience (tracking cookies). You can decide for yourself whether you want to allow cookies or not. Please note that if you reject them, you may not be able to use all the functionalities of the site.