Daughter put in work related activity group

My daughter as suffered with severe depression for 10 years she is 24. She as managed badly to hold down a job but they made her redundant in August 2011. In my opinion they let her go as she had a considerable amount of time off.

She got ESA and had a medical 3 weeks ago during this period of waiting for the result her GP as become increasingly worried about her, she does not see to her mail, bills we are doing this for her, she does not eat meals we take to her home, she as to be forced to see to her personal hygeine. she is awake all night and sleeps all day and never gets dressed, she will not answer the telephone I have to keep going to her home, her GP has referred her to mental health.

The result came from ESA today I am shocked that they have placed her in the work related activity group. She as said today that she will harm herself if she is made to go to interviews she simply could not handle it. I am at my wits end as to what I can do. Advice would be much appreciated on how to appeal etc

SueEmmerson wrote:

My daughter as suffered with severe depression for 10 years she is 24. She as managed badly to hold down a job but they made her redundant in August 2011. In my opinion they let her go as she had a considerable amount of time off.

She got ESA and had a medical 3 weeks ago during this period of waiting for the result her GP as become increasingly worried about her, she does not see to her mail, bills we are doing this for her, she does not eat meals we take to her home, she as to be forced to see to her personal hygeine. she is awake all night and sleeps all day and never gets dressed, she will not answer the telephone I have to keep going to her home, her GP has referred her to mental health.

The result came from ESA today I am shocked that they have placed her in the work related activity group. She as said today that she will harm herself if she is made to go to interviews she simply could not handle it. I am at my wits end as to what I can do. Advice would be much appreciated on how to appeal etc

Hi SE,

As you are new to the forum please see :

Welcome to Benefits and Work

Further if you look at our FAQ's at the top, above the forum in the Spotlights Area, you will find a list of links, regarding, Appeals of a WRAG decision, qualifying for the Support Group, attendance of Work Focussed Interviews (WFI's) and much more. FAQ's from here :

FAQ’s

It would certainly help, if you could enlist the support of The Mental Health Team, or a CPN.

You can access all our ESA Guides directly from this link :

ESA Guides

See here for sources of advice and help :

Where to get advice?

MIND my also be of help see here :

www.mind.org.uk/

Or Rethink :

www.rethink.org/

Hope this helps.

bro58