Appealing for Support Group

Judy wrote: Hi
Can anyone help me ,I have been placed in the wrag, very confused about this as I have a severely
Deformed foot cannot walk any distance without pain I am on strong painkillers and cannot bear to have a shoe on this foot for any length of time to cut a long story short because of my foot problems I have back and hip problems also have arthritis in my ankle which is locked and does not move at all explained all this in my form ,is it worth my while to try and claim for support group

Judy

I have moved your post to it's own Topic. Please try not to tag your questions onto other members posts, especially when they have no relation to the topic being discussed.

Only you can make a Decision on whether to appeal or not, but to clarify, question 1 is not a walking test, but rather tests a claimants ability to mobilise. In addition to walking, it looks at your ability to propel a manual wheelchair over an equivalent distance.

So to meet the Support Group requirements, you would need to show that you cannot walk 50m or propel a manual wheelchair 50m, without significant discomfort and exhaustion or be able to repeatedly do so.

The use of the wheelchair must be reasonable, so if you cannot propel the wheelchair for some reason, or your use of a wheelchair is not reasonable then it should be excluded.

In terms of an appeal, please have a look at our ESA Appeal guide.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa

and the following FAQs

Is there any risk to challenging a decision?

How long do I have to appeal?

How to submit an appeal

ESA medical – what forms to ask for?

Qualifying for the Support Group

Disability Rights UK Factsheet - Appeals and reconsiderations

Preparing for a Tribunal

MOJ Video of ESA Appeals Process and Tribunal

12 Month Limit for ESA(CB)

Do I have to attend WFIs while I appeal?

If you have more questions, please reply to this post.

Gordon