WRAG

snugglesxxx65 wrote:

Hi my husband was placed into WRAG back in September this year for 2 years. I know he will be required to attend the WIFI's but will he made to look for work or forced into work?

regards

Your husband is not required to work or to seek work, however he is required to participate in Work Related Activity, see

Work Focussed Interviews

Work Programme

In addition, recent changes mean that he can be mandated to carry out volunteer work and be requested to carry out work placements, anything he is asked to do must be take into account any limitations that result from his condition(s).

Failure to carry out agreed WRA can lead to sanctions, see

Changes to ESA Sanctions

Gordon

snugglesxxx65 wrote:

Thanks gordon

How long does it take for the wifi's to start? Hubby still not had one.

Some members have had WFIs start within weeks of being awarded ESA, for others it has been months, a very few, are still waiting for an appointment despite their being on ESA for years.

I'm sure that there is some formula or calculation done by the DWP as to when they should call a claimant to a WFI, but I for one have not been able to figure out what it is

Gordon

snugglesxxx65 wrote:

Hi gordon

I feel my husband as a lot of limitations due to his epilepsy and non epileptic seizure disorder. His fits vary form 1 to 7 plus a day.

He should make his advisor, when he gets one, aware of this. The advisors only have limited access to a claimants medical information and like the rest of the DWP are staff, are not medically trained, so you should not assume that they will have any understanding of what restrictions having epilepsy might cause.

Gordon