Support Group, No Medical but 2 month review???

Mark

Good for you!

As bro58 suggests to me, best request the ESA85A in writing then, and getting all the info you can before you decide your next move.

Knowledge is power.

Lone Wolf wrote:

bro58

Thank you for your reply and I apologise if I was unclear. Been a bit confused myself!

The only letter I got (no ESA85A)was not an ESA Support Award letter at all.

It was entitled "Your Benefit is Changing to Employment and Suppport Alowance. " It went on to say that this would apply as of 3 Dec 2011 and I would receive my old benefit until the day before that. The entire five page letter simply refers to how the money will be paid, what ESA is, how the money is calculated etc - very standard and routine.

Bizarrely, nowhere does it refer to having had receipt of (tho i know they got it) or having reviewed my questionnaire and provided other evidence, of being assessed at present, of being processed as part of the WCA etc etc. It certainly did not provide a review date - that was given - ostensibly! - when I rang DWP.

The only sentence that referred in any way to the WCA stated:

"You have been placed in the support group because your illness or disability restricts the possibility of working."

I will take your advice and request the ESA85A - but is it possible that they did not produce one, that they are so busy that they are just in effect putting me on hold for a couple of months? Given that they didn't send a proper award letter etc..

On a positive note I have been awarded an extra £14.05 more than I currently get (as well as the Support component whose equivalent i had been getting before as part of IB)from 3 Dec as a result of the "Disability Income Guarantee. " Have you heard of this before? Not often to get an unanticipated positive from DWP!
And have you heard of people being given their ostensible results in the bizarre way i did - mentioned almost an as aside??

Thank you for your help.

It is much appreciated.

Hi LW,

The letter that you quote :

"It was entitled "Your Benefit is Changing to Employment and Suppport Alowance."

Is your ESA award letter, this does not contain the length of your award with respect to when you may be re-assessed.

You need copy of your ESA85A for that, and there should definately be one.

It is classed as a "restricted medical" in other words a medical assessment done on paper only, without the need for a face to face.

With regards to the extra money, you are entitled to premiums because you have been placed in the SG.

See here :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...mit=6&start=12#71524


cheers

bro58

Thank you.

I will update this thread when I get the DWP response.