No medical but WRAG

Shirley

You may be viewing it differently at the moment, but congratulations on getting into the WRAG, I'll try and answer your questions below.

As you summised, if your ESA50 and any evidence supplied with it, clearly show that you meet the criteria for the WRAG or the SG, then the Decision Maker can decide that no medical is required.

You can Appeal the decision or ask for a Reconsideration. Given that you were placed in the WRAG without a medical, I think there is little risk to your existing claim, however, you may well need to attend a medical to progress your claim.

You are right and wrong with regard to your attending the Work Programme. Members of the WRAG will be evaluated for the Work Programme 3-6 months before any recommended Return to Work Date (RtWD). So if your RtWD is six months then you should expect to attend a WFI in the near future, however if your RtWD is 12 months, then you should have six months of peace and quiet before a WFI is scheduled.

The intention of the WFI is determine whether a recommendation to the Work Programme is appropriate, so it is perfectly possible for it to be decided that it is not at that time.

There is no specific link between the level of DLA care and mobility you receive and whether you are in the WRAF or SG. However, there is an overlap between some of the ESA criteria and the DLA ones.

So, as an example, if you scored no points for the ESA mobilising test, this coulld impact on your DLA mobility. Even then the case is not clear cut as the ESA test involves the use of a "virtual" wheelchair whereas the DLA criteria do not.

Based on the experiences of members, DLA tends to be reviewed where a claim for ESA has failed, so I think the liklihood of your claim being looked at is low, but not zero.

I hope this explains evything.

Gordon

Shirley

I don't this there is any correlation between someone being placed in the WRAG without a medical and whether you are forwarded to the Work Programme, there are certainly no statistics available for this sceanario. What happens, is really going to depend on your health at the time of the WFI, your condition, and your prognosis.

You shouldn't assume that a WFI and/or the Work Programme is the only outcome facing you, it is possible, that because of your condition, rather than having to go for a WFI, you are re-assessed and your ESA claim extended

The age limit for WFI's is 60, but is being increased in line with the State Retirement Age to 65.

Gordon