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13 years 3 months ago #63563 by joan
Replied by joan on topic Is this a reconsideration?
Im totally lost! Spoke to you about this before but still confused! IB transfer to ESA, got medical, said i was fit for work in 3 mths time. DWP phoned and asked me to send letter to them saying what i disagreed with and also to send support letters from CAB, psychologist and doctor which i have done but that was two weeks ago and ive heard nothing!Would this be classed as a reconsideration or what? My money is exactly the same but i dont know what will happen next. I get high rate mobility and middle care and my doctor and psychologist say im not fit for work. What happens next? 
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13 years 3 months ago #63569 by Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic Re:Is this a reconsideration?
joan wrote:
Reconsiderations regularly take 11-13 weeks before a Decision is made, you can always ring the DWP and ask what is happening.
Gordon
AS you did not complete a GL24 Appeal form this will be a Reconsideration.Im totally lost! Spoke to you about this before but still confused! IB transfer to ESA, got medical, said i was fit for work in 3 mths time. DWP phoned and asked me to send letter to them saying what i disagreed with and also to send support letters from CAB, psychologist and doctor which i have done but that was two weeks ago and ive heard nothing!Would this be classed as a reconsideration or what? My money is exactly the same but i dont know what will happen next. I get high rate mobility and middle care and my doctor and psychologist say im not fit for work. What happens next?
Reconsiderations regularly take 11-13 weeks before a Decision is made, you can always ring the DWP and ask what is happening.
Gordon
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13 years 3 months ago #63575 by bro58
Replied by bro58 on topic Re:Is this a reconsideration?
joan wrote:
Oh dear Joan, I can see you are really confused here.
The reason that I think the Mods, and myself are confused, is that you state that you were only awarded 6 points, and yet you also state that the medical says you will be fit for work in 3 months.
These two pieces of information conflict with each other.
If you have only been awarded 6 points, that would mean that they have classed you as being fit to work, as 15 points are required to get an award of ESA.
So you can see the confusion here.
You then go on to say that your medical said that you would be fit for work in 3 months.
This statement implies that you have been awarded ESA and been put in either the Work Related Activity Group, (WRAG), or The Support Group.
Due to the short prognosis of being fit for work in 3 months, it tends to point towards being put in WRAG, as this is supposed to get you work ready in the 3 months mentioned.
The only way that you could have been put in the WRAG, or Support Group, with a 6 Points award, is if you fall under one of The Exceptional Circumstances, for either Limited Capability for Work, (LCW) which puts you in WRAG, or Limited Capability for Work Related Activity, (LCWRA), which puts you in The Support Group.
We are further confused as you say that your money will stay the same, this would not happen if you had only been awarded 6 points, and then classed as fit for work.
Your options would be either to "sign on" and claim JSA, or appeal the decision within a month using a GL24 form, you would then be entitled to the The Assessment Rate of ESA, ( about £67.50) until the decision was either changed at reconsideration, which is done automatically on appealing, or if no change at that stage , right up until the date of The Appeal Tribunal Hearing, this can take upto 12 months.
So you can see our confusion here in "your money staying the same" as normally if you only ask for a Reconsideration, without actually lodging an appeal you would not be entitled to ESA Assessment Rate, as mentioned above.
Further you do not really obtain "letters of support" off the CAB, these letters are generally obtained from a Health Care Professional who knows and cares for you, or a family member or carer, who knows of your limitations.
As for your DLA awards, if this is definately your IB to ESA Migration process medical, the DLA, has no bearing on the ESA decision.
You need to contact CAB, and find out the following.
What was the outcome of your ESA medical assessment?
Were you found fit for work?,
Were you put in WRAG,
Were you put in The Support Group.
Once you are aware of the position there.
You then need to clarify have CAB asked for a Reconsideration, or have they lodged an Appeal ?.
Then you need to know what decision they disagree with, and on what grounds?.
You also need to obtain something in WRITING off the DWP, as to what amount of money they are paying you, and what this money is for (Which benefit is it)?.
As you can understand with only the confused information that you provide on the Forum, we can only "Guess" at what your actual situation is, and that will not help you.
Once you have gained answers to the questions above,you can always come back to the Forum, if you are still unsure.
best wishes
bro58
Im totally lost! Spoke to you about this before but still confused! IB transfer to ESA, got medical, said i was fit for work in 3 mths time. DWP phoned and asked me to send letter to them saying what i disagreed with and also to send support letters from CAB, psychologist and doctor which i have done but that was two weeks ago and ive heard nothing!Would this be classed as a reconsideration or what? My money is exactly the same but i dont know what will happen next. I get high rate mobility and middle care and my doctor and psychologist say im not fit for work. What happens next?
Oh dear Joan, I can see you are really confused here.
The reason that I think the Mods, and myself are confused, is that you state that you were only awarded 6 points, and yet you also state that the medical says you will be fit for work in 3 months.
These two pieces of information conflict with each other.
If you have only been awarded 6 points, that would mean that they have classed you as being fit to work, as 15 points are required to get an award of ESA.
So you can see the confusion here.
You then go on to say that your medical said that you would be fit for work in 3 months.
This statement implies that you have been awarded ESA and been put in either the Work Related Activity Group, (WRAG), or The Support Group.
Due to the short prognosis of being fit for work in 3 months, it tends to point towards being put in WRAG, as this is supposed to get you work ready in the 3 months mentioned.
The only way that you could have been put in the WRAG, or Support Group, with a 6 Points award, is if you fall under one of The Exceptional Circumstances, for either Limited Capability for Work, (LCW) which puts you in WRAG, or Limited Capability for Work Related Activity, (LCWRA), which puts you in The Support Group.
We are further confused as you say that your money will stay the same, this would not happen if you had only been awarded 6 points, and then classed as fit for work.
Your options would be either to "sign on" and claim JSA, or appeal the decision within a month using a GL24 form, you would then be entitled to the The Assessment Rate of ESA, ( about £67.50) until the decision was either changed at reconsideration, which is done automatically on appealing, or if no change at that stage , right up until the date of The Appeal Tribunal Hearing, this can take upto 12 months.
So you can see our confusion here in "your money staying the same" as normally if you only ask for a Reconsideration, without actually lodging an appeal you would not be entitled to ESA Assessment Rate, as mentioned above.
Further you do not really obtain "letters of support" off the CAB, these letters are generally obtained from a Health Care Professional who knows and cares for you, or a family member or carer, who knows of your limitations.
As for your DLA awards, if this is definately your IB to ESA Migration process medical, the DLA, has no bearing on the ESA decision.
You need to contact CAB, and find out the following.
What was the outcome of your ESA medical assessment?
Were you found fit for work?,
Were you put in WRAG,
Were you put in The Support Group.
Once you are aware of the position there.
You then need to clarify have CAB asked for a Reconsideration, or have they lodged an Appeal ?.
Then you need to know what decision they disagree with, and on what grounds?.
You also need to obtain something in WRITING off the DWP, as to what amount of money they are paying you, and what this money is for (Which benefit is it)?.
As you can understand with only the confused information that you provide on the Forum, we can only "Guess" at what your actual situation is, and that will not help you.
Once you have gained answers to the questions above,you can always come back to the Forum, if you are still unsure.
best wishes
bro58
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