esa and pip tribunerals dates

Sue

Tribunal wait times are up at 4-6 months at the moment, you can contact the Tribunal Service for an update.

You say your ESA has been stopped, is that because you have been receiving Contribution Based ESA for 365 days or have you been assessed and not received sufficient points for an award?

Gordon

sue wrote: said i did not receive enough points , also i can only have esa for so long, had to phone straight away to claim universal credit, i have been told after having brain scan i have not got dementia but underlining depression and anxiety and to see the doctor to have antidepressants and counselling therapy for you, also wait for gynaecology results of biopsies taken, she did say if i have operation to let them know of change and i can apply for esa again

I would get face to face advice before claiming Universal Credit, once you are on it then you cannot return to ESA.

If you want to challenge the ESA Decision then the first stage to challenging a Decision is for you to request a Mandatory Reconsideration, this needs to be done in writing to the DWP, within one month of the Decision, to the office that dealt with your claim, have a look at our ESA MR & Appeal guide for details of the process, the ESA area also has template letters that you can use to make the request with.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa1

You should contact the DWP for a copy of the assessment report if you have not already done so, it's called an ESA85, I would phone them but again follow up the request in writing. Once you have the assessment report you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and will then be able to argue against them.

Your primary task is to show that you meet the criteria, there are many reasons you may have failed, you need to address each of these but don't get bogged down in criticising the assessment report unless you can clearly show that it is incorrect, it is a lot easier to argue the facts of the situation;

"the assessor recorded that I walked 50m, I did but they have failed to document that I had to stop every 10m for a rest due to breathlessness"

than their opinions

"based on my observations of the claimant walking I believe that they can reliably walk more than 200m.

When you have a better idea of the issues with your claim, come back to the forum and we will do our best to help.

Gordon