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hi all please be gentle with me . i have received my medical report and have been deemed fit for work scoring no points it says on my form that i should be able to return to work within three months !! i have asked for a oral appeal to be heard . as the report contains several inaccurate things. my other problem is i am a carer for my 26 old daughter who is with me 24/7 ,i have been told by a friend that because of this i will continue to get income support . is this right ? have i done the right thing in appealing ? please help any advice woul be good as im so distressed at the moment i cant think straight

daisydare wrote:

i have received my medical report and have been deemed fit for work scoring no points it says on my form that i should be able to return to work within three months !!

Hi, Daisydare

This is exactly what I got and it was RUBBISH. Lots of others,too. You are not alone. The system is well and truly screwed up so do NOT take it personally!!! The success rate on appeal is really good.

The Appeal Guide in the members area is very helpful. Once you've read that, anything you're unclear about you can get help here on the forum.

I'm not sure from what you write whether you have actually submitted your appeal letter. You have the option to stay on ESA at 'assessment rate' while your appeal is processed, and it's worth saying in writing that's what you want to do when you send in your appeal. It is backdated, so you shouldn't lose out if you take a few weeks to submit your appeal - but make sure you get the appeal sent within the one month limit.

You say you have your medical report (ESA85). Did you also get the ESA85S ("Personalised Summary Statement")? This is supposed to explain the ATOS person's reasons whenever his/her findings differ from your own description (e.g. given in the ESA50). This has been added recently in an attempt to stop mindless box-ticking. Well worth checking what it says for potential appeals material!

Good luck.
Andy.

daisydare wrote:

hi all please be gentle with me . i have received my medical report and have been deemed fit for work scoring no points it says on my form that i should be able to return to work within three months !! i have asked for a oral appeal to be heard . as the report contains several inaccurate things. my other problem is i am a carer for my 26 old daughter who is with me 24/7 ,i have been told by a friend that because of this i will continue to get income support . is this right ? have i done the right thing in appealing ? please help any advice woul be good as im so distressed at the moment i cant think straight

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