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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #96856 by MariW
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Yesterday’s post by jcm regarding her daughter's ESA50 led me to look again at Point 3 of the Transfer Process guide. It states:
“If the Decision Maker is unable to make a Decision on your claim based on the information they have from your existing benefit, then you will be issued with an ESA50....”
This suggests that there are cases for which a transfer could take place without an ESA50 being issued and submitted. Does this, in fact, ever happen?
“If the Decision Maker is unable to make a Decision on your claim based on the information they have from your existing benefit, then you will be issued with an ESA50....”
This suggests that there are cases for which a transfer could take place without an ESA50 being issued and submitted. Does this, in fact, ever happen?
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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #96860 by Gordon
- you are terminally ill
- you are having certain types of chemotherapy
It is also possible to qualify if you have a very severe illness or disability and it is clear you qualify for the support group, but it is important to understand that this is at the extreme end of the spectrum.
The vast majority of claimants should assume that they will have to complete an ESA50.
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Yes it does happen, but you are unlikely to hear about on the forum as it mostly covers claimants affected by the Exemption Grounds, which includes;MariW wrote: Yesterday’s post by jcm regarding her daughter's ESA50 led me to look again at Point 3 of the Transfer Process guide. It states:
“If the Decision Maker is unable to make a Decision on your claim based on the information they have from your existing benefit, then you will be issued with an ESA50....”
This suggests that there are cases for which a transfer could take place without an ESA50 being issued and submitted. Does this, in fact, ever happen?
- you are terminally ill
- you are having certain types of chemotherapy
It is also possible to qualify if you have a very severe illness or disability and it is clear you qualify for the support group, but it is important to understand that this is at the extreme end of the spectrum.
The vast majority of claimants should assume that they will have to complete an ESA50.
Gordon
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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #96864 by MariW
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I expect to receive an ESA50 but I wondered about jcm's daughter and a friend's daughter of similar age who, though not terminally ill, is certainly "extreme end". Thanks for clarifying this issue.
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11 years 3 months ago #96874 by Gordon
I am sorry for being blunt, but the DWP have a specific definition of terminally ill that requires there to be a reasonable expectation of death within six months, normally a GP will issue a DS1500 where this is the case, so to be clear, someone who is terminally ill but may not die for 12-24 months, will nor qualify under the Exemption Criteria.
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MariW wrote: I expect to receive an ESA50 but I wondered about jcm's daughter and a friend's daughter of similar age who, though not terminally ill, is certainly "extreme end". Thanks for clarifying this issue.
I am sorry for being blunt, but the DWP have a specific definition of terminally ill that requires there to be a reasonable expectation of death within six months, normally a GP will issue a DS1500 where this is the case, so to be clear, someone who is terminally ill but may not die for 12-24 months, will nor qualify under the Exemption Criteria.
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11 years 3 months ago #96880 by Gareth56
Have they sorted out the 'oral chemotherapy' issue that Harrington was looking at yet?
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Gordon wrote:
Yes it does happen, but you are unlikely to hear about on the forum as it mostly covers claimants affected by the Exemption Grounds, which includes;MariW wrote: Yesterday’s post by jcm regarding her daughter's ESA50 led me to look again at Point 3 of the Transfer Process guide. It states:
“If the Decision Maker is unable to make a Decision on your claim based on the information they have from your existing benefit, then you will be issued with an ESA50....”
This suggests that there are cases for which a transfer could take place without an ESA50 being issued and submitted. Does this, in fact, ever happen?
- you are terminally ill
- you are having certain types of chemotherapy
It is also possible to qualify if you have a very severe illness or disability and it is clear you qualify for the support group, but it is important to understand that this is at the extreme end of the spectrum.
The vast majority of claimants should assume that they will have to complete an ESA50.
Gordon
Have they sorted out the 'oral chemotherapy' issue that Harrington was looking at yet?
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11 years 3 months ago #96881 by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law)
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Replied by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law) on topic The Transfer Process- Point 3
The Civil Servant who drew up such a crude definition should be disciplined and made to rewrite it in a more humane manner.
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