SUPPORT GROUP FOR MENTAL ILLNESS

clio wrote:

thanks for all the help
I will appeal, managed to ring jobcentreplus today as i have an interview on mon 22 i still have to go for interview even if i appeal i was told, she said would it be ok if the interviewer came to my house i said even my family dont come to my house she is getting somebody to ring tomorrow. i will have to look at appeal notes.
thanks

We have had instances on B&W, where members who are appealing WRAG to Support, have been told that they do not have to attend anymore WFI's while appealing.

However this seems to vary from area to area, and as of yet we have not found any definitive regs to cover this.

Maybe worth querying it though.

Good luck on your appeal, if that's what you decide to do, use all the guides here, and come back to the forum if you have any further queries.

Keep an eye on this thread as other Mods or members may post further helpful advice.

cheers

bro58

Hi Clio and Bro58.

There is a pretty detailed document that came out earlier this month on the IB reassessment process.

In the question and answer section (can't see any page numbers) it states: Since October 2010, claimants are no longer required to attend Work Focused Interviews whilst appealing.

www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/ib-reassessment-information-pack.pdf

I would have thought the same rules apply for existing ESA claimants as well as those being transferred from IB, but I am no expert - and do get the wrong end of the stick sometimes!

The document also contains all sorts of information concerning when people are likely to be transferred from IB.

Best wishes

Catherine wrote:

Hi Clio and Bro58.

There is a pretty detailed document that came out earlier this month on the IB reassessment process.

In the question and answer section (can't see any page numbers) it states: Since October 2010, claimants are no longer required to attend Work Focused Interviews whilst appealing.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/ib-reassessment-information-pack.pdf

I would have thought the same rules apply for existing ESA claimants as well as those being transferred from IB, but I am no expert - and do get the wrong end of the stick sometimes!

The document also contains all sorts of information concerning when people are likely to be transferred from IB.

Best wishes

Hi Cat,

Is it possible for you to copy and paste an active link to the info please?.

bro58

Hi just noticed that it has an active link above, don't know what happened there!!

bro58

Hi Gordon. Yes it isn't totally clear, but i wouldn't have thought they could make someone who is appealing being put in the WRAG go for WFIs if they are saying those who are appealing being put on JSA don't have to. It would be more likely the other way round if they were going to differentiate i would have thought???

Best wishes