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5 years 6 months ago #217084 by Anna
Really anxious having done my ESA50 now waiting to hear whether any of my entitlements are being changed or whether I’m going to have to go through the face to face. Is there any idea of expected wait time at the moment please? Also, I’m really scared about the whole UC thing as I’m also on DLA but have no idea when to expect to hear anything about that too. Any advise please?

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5 years 6 months ago #217088 by Gordon
aej

I'm afraid that wait times for ESA assessment are very long across most of the country, some members have reported times as long as nine months or even more, I would contact Maximus for an update for your area.

www.chdauk.co.uk/contact-us

DLA is not affected by the implementation of Universal Credit, do you mean PIP (Personal Independence Payments)

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5 years 6 months ago #217100 by Anna
So it’s Maximus I contact not ESA? Because when I rang an ESA number about confirming address to send form to they didn’t seem to have a clue.

I’m still on DLA and have not been contacted about PIP. I’ve been on DLA for longer than 3 years and have not been contacted. In a way relieved but just don’t like anxiety of not knowing when PIP could be sprung on me.

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5 years 6 months ago #217101 by Gordon
aej

The DWP initiate the ESA reassessment but it is Maximus that send the form and manage the physical assessment process.

DLA claimants are being chosen at random so you could be invited to claim PIP tomorrow or in a year's time.

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5 years 6 months ago #217102 by Anna
Ok thank you for the information though it seems a bit crazy how random it all is. What about the transfer over to UC please? Is there any way of knowing when I will have to go through this?

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5 years 6 months ago #217103 by Gordon

aej02 wrote: Ok thank you for the information though it seems a bit crazy how random it all is. What about the transfer over to UC please? Is there any way of knowing when I will have to go through this?


Not at the moment.

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