FACE TO FACE ASSESMENT

anyone now how long esa claims take now , my husband is on esa in support group was put on that 3yrs ago now the review letter was sent I filled it in and sent it back on the 18th of march , and still not heard anything as yet just wondering how long is it you have to wait for any correspondence from them

Hi Mandyh

I think it depends on the area where you live and how busy they are! If you're concerned, phone them and ask how your claim is progressing?

Can anyone help my husband has been on esa for the last 3yrs after having to migrate over from IB he had a face to face 3yrs ago and was put in the support group we have just had to fill in a new ESA50 questionnaire as it is up for review it has now been 8 weeks and I have just contacted the health assessment service and they said that they received my form on the 18th of march and the doctors report on the 17th of april they have now said he needs another face to face and is In a cue , I cant understand why he would have to have another face to face when his conditions have got worse and is on more medication from last last a lot more can anyone help or guide me what I must do and can I ask my own doctor of the report they have sent , thanks im pulling my hair out over all this

Hi Mandy,

I have merged your query with the previous one about your husband's ESA claim. It helps us enormously when everything relating to the same claim is kept in one place - and I hope you will find it useful too. You will find it easily if you bookmark/favourite it on your web browser now

It is very common for claimants to be required to attend a face2face assessment. The assessor will not have access to your husbands previous paperwork so they will not know how poorly he was before he deteriorated (if that makes sense!). That is why every ESA50 form must be completed in full and evidence sent in each time.

If you look at our ESA guide, towards the back, there is a section that tells you what to expect at the face2face interview.

Your husband is entitled to ask the GP to show him what he wrote on the form (or for a copy) if, indeed, Maximus did get in touch. They only do so in about 25% of cases (and only 25% of GPs actually return the form!).

another query if any one can help I phoned yesterday 14/5/2016 ( maxiums ) for an update that's when they said your husband needs a face to face , but only said he is in a cue and don't no how long it will be can anyone guide me on they time scale or delays there having , and will my husband still get his esa payments until another decision is made its all confusing and very stressful not only for me but for my husband , thanks again for any advice