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Struggling to get re-assessed
11 years 11 months ago #85826 by Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic Re:Struggling to get re-assessed
Kirky
We're in uncharted territory to some extent with ESA claimants requesting Supersessions as their ESA(CB) comes to an end
I know how stressed everbody is over this situation, but I think you are being a bit optimistic to expect a new form to be issued within a week. The DWP have to receive and process the request, then they need to pass your file to ATOS, who actually issue the form, even if the DWP and ATOS were working normally, I would have thought four weeks was more likely, and the liklihood is that it is going to be longer.
Gordon
We're in uncharted territory to some extent with ESA claimants requesting Supersessions as their ESA(CB) comes to an end
I know how stressed everbody is over this situation, but I think you are being a bit optimistic to expect a new form to be issued within a week. The DWP have to receive and process the request, then they need to pass your file to ATOS, who actually issue the form, even if the DWP and ATOS were working normally, I would have thought four weeks was more likely, and the liklihood is that it is going to be longer.
Gordon
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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #86533 by Kirky63
Replied by Kirky63 on topic Re:Struggling to get re-assessed
I am so angry 
Have today rung up to chase the ESA50 that I requested a month ago for my husband to get re-assessed, only to be told that he has to appeal. I said how can he appeal something that was decided two years ago, they said that it would be a late appeal.
I explained that I think the information was incorrect, they said that they would get someone from the benefits department to ring back to advise this afternoon. That has not happened
Their records show that the form was requested but then the record has been closed down without any further action and the document not received.
Apart from having heart disease Ray suffers from depression, imagine how this is effecting him. He is 64 this year and got to wait another 19 months for his state pension without any money of his own its disgraceful!!!
Where do we go to from here, hoping you can advise, his condition has worsened considerably in the two years since his last medical. No one has ever asked him to attend any work related interviews so they obviously except that he is not well.
Have today rung up to chase the ESA50 that I requested a month ago for my husband to get re-assessed, only to be told that he has to appeal. I said how can he appeal something that was decided two years ago, they said that it would be a late appeal.I explained that I think the information was incorrect, they said that they would get someone from the benefits department to ring back to advise this afternoon. That has not happened
Their records show that the form was requested but then the record has been closed down without any further action and the document not received.
Apart from having heart disease Ray suffers from depression, imagine how this is effecting him. He is 64 this year and got to wait another 19 months for his state pension without any money of his own its disgraceful!!!
Where do we go to from here, hoping you can advise, his condition has worsened considerably in the two years since his last medical. No one has ever asked him to attend any work related interviews so they obviously except that he is not well.
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