I applied for ESA from March 28th for an entirely unrelated condition to the one I failed an appeal for.
I've been told I can't have ESA without having another medical because I failed my appeal an had my ESA withdrawn on 3/12/09 and have just sent off a new ESA50. What do I do to live on while I'm waiting?
I was told if I apply for JSA now it will be paid from the date I apply. For almost 3 weeks after I made the new application (28/03/10)I was either in agony with the new problem or stoned and sleepy with the medication to stop the agony. I wouldn't have been allowed to sign on in either state as I obviously couldn't work.
So, if I claim JSA now I will have had nothing to live on since the last payment of JSA which was March 30th. I can't afford to lose that much money and I'm terrified that when I have the medical they'll turn me down and I'll have to apply for JSA and have lost weeks and weeks worth of money I can't afford to lose.
This whole situation has triggered my depression which I had previously had pretty much under control for 6 years.
I'm at my wits end, they are trying to frighten me into claiming JSA now and just accepting the loss. But when I have, I have been told several times that they may withdraw my JSA because my health problems mean I'm breaking the law by signing on because my health problems mean I can't fulfil some of the mandatory requirements such as travelling for 90 minutes each way 5 or 6 days a week to get to and from work.
And while I am worrying about all this, I have nothing to live on.
