thank you to benefits and work forum

Thank you for all the information. A great help to me from all the articles by Benefits and work authors. I was declined ESA after receiving the old incapacity benefit since 1996, and told to go to appeal at tribunal. I followed the info provided on website to the letter, and appealed on the grounds I was no better than earlier last year when I had previously been assessed, and thus was appealing on both grounds of physical and mental health - anxiety, issues. I was awaiting to hear when tribunal would be, and what a surprise, DWP wrote to me and said they were putting me in the Support group, they had previously classed me in the Work related group, and they had paid arrears from last year into my bank account. the tribunal has been cancelled. So that was a real welcome notification, I am not sure how long I will keep on their records like this, but I was surprised they upturned the Appeal of their own accord.

0124katee wrote: Thank you for all the information. A great help to me from all the articles by Benefits and work authors. I was declined ESA after receiving the old incapacity benefit since 1996, and told to go to appeal at tribunal. I followed the info provided on website to the letter, and appealed on the grounds I was no better than earlier last year when I had previously been assessed, and thus was appealing on both grounds of physical and mental health - anxiety, issues. I was awaiting to hear when tribunal would be, and what a surprise, DWP wrote to me and said they were putting me in the Support group, they had previously classed me in the Work related group, and they had paid arrears from last year into my bank account. the tribunal has been cancelled. So that was a real welcome notification, I am not sure how long I will keep on their records like this, but I was surprised they upturned the Appeal of their own accord.

It does happen although rarely. many congratulations on the award.

Gordon

That's great news Katee, thanks for letting us know and for your kind words about B+W

My own award was also transferred from WRAG to Support Group on reconsideration.

I shall be ever gratefull to B&W for their wonderful guides, which helped me to be put in the SG without a a medical. Without these guides I would have found it far more difficult to navigate minefield that is the ESA50.