esa reassessment

I am on WCA ESA as i was found i point short for the support.I dont need another assessment for a year.But my condition took a turn for the worse as i have COPD and caught the flu i could not move more then two steps i had shortness of breath and chest infection that needed intro antibiotics at the hospital i stayed in over night and have to go as out patient.And now on extra meds and new dr at the hospital.I did have my flu jab but did not work.Should i get in touch with dwp about this as it has knocked me for six.I can also get shortness of breath with stress.Or should i wait till reassessment is due.As i feel so un well.

eve wrote: I am on WCA ESA as i was found i point short for the support.I dont need another assessment for a year.But my condition took a turn for the worse as i have COPD and caught the flu i could not move more then two steps i had shortness of breath and chest infection that needed intro antibiotics at the hospital i stayed in over night and have to go as out patient.And now on extra meds and new dr at the hospital.I did have my flu jab but did not work.Should i get in touch with dwp about this as it has knocked me for six.I can also get shortness of breath with stress.Or should i wait till reassessment is due.As i feel so un well.

Hi e,

It is up to you on whether or not you choose to report a Change of Circumstances to ESA regarding a deterioration in your condition.

If you do, this will result in a fresh assessment, which in turn would mean filling in a fresh ESA50 and the possibility of a face to face assessment.

In any such reassessment you would be assessed on how you are at the time of the reassessment, and not how you may have been at some time since your WRAG award.

Just to add, The Support Group (SG) Descriptors are not points based, although some but not all of them correspond to The WRAG Descriptors that score the maximum 15 points.

Here are : The WRAG (LCW)Schedule 2 Descriptors

Where you must score a minimum of 15 points cumulatively across all/any of the Activities.

Here are : The Functional SG (LCWRA)Schedule 3 Descriptors where you only have to fulfil any one of the Activities to qualify for The SG.

See also : Qualifying for the Support Group

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Hi thanks for the info.My advisor at the job centre phones me every 2 months to see if i have a change in my circumstances.I have only been to the job centre once at the begining of my claim.He is the one who told me i was only one point short for the support .And thinks that i should have been put on support.He said they may put me on support next time.He is due to phone me on 4 of july for next interview.I dont feel well enough to go for a new claim .But think he needs to know these things.

Allocation to the Support Group is not points based, it depends entirely on meeting the specific criteria, so I'm afraid the advisor is mistaken on that matter.

hi thanks i think at the time i could walk about 30metres and and had some points because of my depression.Can i find out how my points were rewarded.

can i find out what points i was rewarded and if i meet any descriptors on my last esa claim. Thanks guys