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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #95628 by Tiswas
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Hi

Please could you or anyone else answer my question.

I have recently recieved my brown envelope and informed i only scored 12 points. 3 short of the 15 to be in support group.

I phoned straight away as advised by my GP and requested an appeals form. The guy told me i would have to send in a sickness certificate. I said,My gp sent one in two weeks before my assessment (8 weeks ago). He said,that is now void !! i said But it covered me for 6 months? No he said it is now void.

Is this true? My gps certificate whch should of seen me covered for 6 months is now invalid?

Thanks
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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #95631 by Gordon
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Tiswas wrote:

Hi

Please could you or anyone else answer my question.

I have recently recieved my brown envelope and informed i only scored 12 points. 3 short of the 15 to be in support group.

I phoned straight away as advised by my GP and requested an appeals form. The guy told me i would have to send in a sickness certificate. I said,My gp sent one in two weeks before my assessment (8 weeks ago). He said,that is now void !! i said But it covered me for 6 months? No he said it is now void.

Is this true? My gps certificate whch should of seen me covered for 6 months is now invalid?

Thanks

I am afraid that a Fit for Work Decisions (scoring less than 15 points), does effectively negate any existing Fit Note, so you will need your GP to issue a new one, they should receive a letter from the DWP to this effect shortly.

Gordon

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11 years 3 months ago #95632 by bro58
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Hi G,

It looks like you hit the quote and submit buttons at the same time as I hit the edit and submit buttons. :)

Over to you.

bro58

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11 years 3 months ago #95634 by Tiswas
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Thankyou for answering my question.

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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #95636 by bro58
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Tiswas wrote:

Hi

Please could you or anyone else answer my question.

I have recently recieved my brown envelope and informed i only scored 12 points. 3 short of the 15 to be in support group.

I phoned straight away as advised by my GP and requested an appeals form. The guy told me i would have to send in a sickness certificate. I said,My gp sent one in two weeks before my assessment (8 weeks ago). He said,that is now void !! i said But it covered me for 6 months? No he said it is now void.

Is this true? My gps certificate whch should of seen me covered for 6 months is now invalid?

Thanks


Hi T,

I don't know whether Gordon or myself are misinterpreting your query, but if that was your first "fit note" it can be for no more than 3 months duration, nor can the second fit note, only after the first 6 months can you submit a fit note for 6 months or more.

I have seen the scenario that you mention before, and that was why the fit note was invalid.

You need to gain clarity on this.

bro58
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11 years 3 months ago #95638 by bro58
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bro58 wrote:

Tiswas wrote:

Hi

Please could you or anyone else answer my question.

I have recently recieved my brown envelope and informed i only scored 12 points. 3 short of the 15 to be in support group.

I phoned straight away as advised by my GP and requested an appeals form. The guy told me i would have to send in a sickness certificate. I said,My gp sent one in two weeks before my assessment (8 weeks ago). He said,that is now void !! i said But it covered me for 6 months? No he said it is now void.

Is this true? My gps certificate whch should of seen me covered for 6 months is now invalid?

Thanks


Hi T,

I don't know whether Gordon or myself is misinterpreting your query, but if that was your first "fit note" it can be for no more than 3 months duration, nor can the second fit note, only after the first 6 months can you submit a fit note for 6 months or more.

I have seen the scenario that you mention before, and that was why the fit note was invalid.

You need to gain clarity on this.

bro58


See this rightsnet thread on the same subject :

www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/2022/

bro58

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