Success BEFORE appeal - so relieved

Hi Bamboozal....in answer to your question...there was only one week between my char with the job centre and my letter to say that I was now in the support group...I hope you get a good outcome to!

Catherine wrote:

I can't bear to call you wickedwitch, so just a hello and a thank you for describing your successful, though i suspect, overly drawn out journey to the support group.

Your account is so well-written and will hopefully offer hope and guidance to others.

I would be interested to know if you feel that your eligibility for the support group was clear before they reconsidered - or do you think your appeal letter provided additional information or clarity?

If the former is the case - it really is such a shame you were subjected to all the additional distress.

Well done and best wishes

Hi Catherine! Thank you for your comments about my post...in answer to your question I feel 100% certain that my eligability for the support group would have been completely clear before they reconsidered...my letter simply reiterated what I had already told them on my original claim form...and of course my letter also pointed out several examples of how this would have been very obvious during my atos medical. I feel that they were simply hoping that they could place me in the WRAG group without me fighting my corner!..best wishes to you

Well done W/W

Sorry for the name mix up. Yes you have to be strong in your responses and take no rubbish from anyone. I've done the same today and you do get results! Well done!

Good to hear when something goes right I am in the process of appealing the decision not to put me in the support group and your post gave me a little more hope. As a previous post said it appears to be down to who looks at your letter