esa appeal

Hi Gordon yes this was a new letter, it just came today, I was still to go to appeal last time we spoke, I assumed wrong I was put on esa support group, they said I shouldn't have got that letter! and that it was just to confirm I was to go to appeal as first advised( to say its been one nightmare after another is an understatement) anyway just off the phone to them, yes I have been placed in support group and don't have to turn up to appeal as they have overturned as it were, the original decision of the 10 th of January 2016, looks like it was all down to my rheumatologists letter to them, dated just last month that did the trick , couldn't they have just contacted her then instead of all this jumping through hoops nonsense that I and im sure thousands of sick and infirm people do everyday?, anyway just wanted you and all the good people on here to know that I couldn't have done this without all the great advice and reading material, you are all truly angels, god bless you all, and thankyou, , I tell fellow disheartened and struggling friends about the good work you all do on this site, the information is invaluable , thankyou from the bottom of my heart, keep up the good work, and once again god bless you all.xx

That's great news Lily! I'm so glad that this finally went in your favour, well done for seeing this through. Thanks for letting us know and for your kind words about B+W

Thank you to all of you, especially in my more darker days, when all the advice, and points of view , and letters of others that I read when they carried on with their fight, just made me more determined not to give up, im so glad I didn't, and I hope that my wee story of victory encourages some one else to carry on with their appeals etc as I have done, I wish everyone well, and hope that someday this fight for disability benefits is made easier, as everyday is a struggle being ill without being made worse worrying how you are going to pay bills etc. Thank you again , you are all stars and do a wonderful job , I could not have done it alone, would not have known where to start, god bless you all . xxxxx

Sorry guys just one last question,I know everyone says if you don't claim benefits you can lose out, so do I claim disability / severe disability premiums with being awarded being put into support group yesterday, or are they automatically added on, I live alone and no one gets any carers allowance for me, and will they be backdated to the start of January as is the case with my esa support group award, I get high rate daily living pip, and lower rate mobility pip . Thanks in advance everyone for any advice.