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6 years 9 months ago #191367 by Sangita
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Hi, I received a letter today saying my appointment for my assessment had been postponed. The wording in the letter was that it "has been cancelled" and they would contact me to arrange another appointment soon. However in the next paragraph it says " If you want to discuss your claim to benefit or if you would like more information about WHY YOU NO LONGER NEED THIS ASSESSMENT please contact jobcentre plus....I did try but no response after trying for over an hour .
The wording seems contradictory . Would really appreciate if anyone could shed some light on this. Many thanks

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6 years 9 months ago #191374 by Gordon
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Sangita

The letter is definitely confusing :(

It's possible that they have been able to carry out a Paper assessment in which case an F2F would not be required.

However, we have seen a significant slow down in PIP assessments over the last month or two and it could be that they are struggling to resource your assessment and have had to cancel the one that was booked.

I'm afraid you need to call to find out what is going on.

Gordon

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6 years 9 months ago #191378 by Sangita
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Hi Gordon,thanks for your reply.
It's an ESA assessment,forgot to mention that. My son actually rebooked this appointment for me to a different centre which is actually closer to us.
Yes very confusing - I guess I will have to try phoning again on Monday and hope I will actually be able to get through then.
Feeling quite worried to be honest Could they just cancel my ESA without seeing me?

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6 years 9 months ago #191379 by Gordon
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Sangita wrote: Feeling quite worried to be honest Could they just cancel my ESA without seeing me?


No, you can't be found Fit for Work without a face to face assessment.

Gordon

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6 years 9 months ago #191380 by Sangita
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Thankyou for reassuring me on that Gordon!
I will hopefully be able to post an update here on Monday.
Thanks again

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6 years 5 months ago #199611 by jojomojo
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Hi Sangita I've received the same letter, and I'm confused can you shed any light about it please? Jo

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