ESA 0points - what happens now?

Judith wrote: Hi Everyone

Well have posted off my Appeal today using a tracking service. I had been advised on this forum to send any medical evidence but I do not have any so I wrote in the tiny box on the form that further evidence may be submitted at a later date. I typed out 2 A4 sheets where I challenged 5 or 6 of the Decision Makers comments and now am back into the waiting game - it is already four months since I was initially contacted . I just need to try and not stress out about it because I cannot do any more at this stage but I do find it difficult to relax. I have also enclosed my first Med 3 form with the appeal paperwork - first sick note since January 1997

In general how long are people waiting for Appeals at the moment ? - I understand that it will vary but thought I would ask anyway. I am in the West Midlands and apparently come under the Wolverhampton Job Centre

Will update on this as and when Judith

Judith wrote: Hi All

I just want to ask what the next step will be in my process of appealing - I posted it on 12th April. What will happen next - do the DWP have a time limit in which to acknowledge my appeal and what happens about a benefit being set up whilst I am appealing, do they sort it automatically?

Thank you annken for your encouragement, I will not give up but whilst preparing my appeal I could easily have given up, I wanted to escape and not come back

Thanks folks