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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #85280 by pusscatsmum
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Here it goes properly, I think.
Well even more fun and games ensue, just what I expected from these wonderful people at Jobcentre+/DWP.
A thud on the doormat this morning heralded a 'Brown Envelope'. I opened it with trepidation, thudding chest, clammy cold fingers and body to discover, wait for it....
A repeat ESA Medical Report form, duplicated from the one sent to me in November 2011 placing me in the wrag for a prognosis time of 18 mnths.
So the question is do I now take it that they mean SG for 18 mnths or what??
Verbally over the phone via 8 phone calls over the last 5 weeks, before this form arrived this morning they had told me I was in the SG for 3/6 mnths.
So do I ignore it all and wait for the thud of the next ESA50 form to fill out and if this comes sooner than 18 mnths, yell at them to say 'You sent me a med form saying 18 mnths'???
Or is your guess as good as mine???!!!Useless springs to mind.
Well even more fun and games ensue, just what I expected from these wonderful people at Jobcentre+/DWP.
A thud on the doormat this morning heralded a 'Brown Envelope'. I opened it with trepidation, thudding chest, clammy cold fingers and body to discover, wait for it....
A repeat ESA Medical Report form, duplicated from the one sent to me in November 2011 placing me in the wrag for a prognosis time of 18 mnths.
So the question is do I now take it that they mean SG for 18 mnths or what??
Verbally over the phone via 8 phone calls over the last 5 weeks, before this form arrived this morning they had told me I was in the SG for 3/6 mnths.
So do I ignore it all and wait for the thud of the next ESA50 form to fill out and if this comes sooner than 18 mnths, yell at them to say 'You sent me a med form saying 18 mnths'???
Or is your guess as good as mine???!!!Useless springs to mind.
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12 years 9 months ago #85287 by Gordon
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Your re-assessment date is a field in a DWP computer database, it will have been updated following the medical that placed you in the WRAG, was it updated after the Reconsideration placed you in the Support Group, who knows?
A SAR may give you a prinout of your database record, but they won't supply you with an explanation of what each item means, so it strikes me that you have done everything you can to retrieve this information.
If you expect the renewal in six months, then you can be pleasantly surprised if it does not arrive.
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Your re-assessment date is a field in a DWP computer database, it will have been updated following the medical that placed you in the WRAG, was it updated after the Reconsideration placed you in the Support Group, who knows?
A SAR may give you a prinout of your database record, but they won't supply you with an explanation of what each item means, so it strikes me that you have done everything you can to retrieve this information.
If you expect the renewal in six months, then you can be pleasantly surprised if it does not arrive.
Gordon
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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #85293 by pusscatsmum
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Exactly what I thought.
It is a good job a sense of humour prevails as DWP etc, strike me as being incompetent to say the least. I suppose with all the bits of paper they have and shuffling from place to place this paperwork and the really difficult bit in being able to read and type things correctly either in letter form or on the computer is perhaps not suited for those they employ. In the real world they would have been sacked but that will not happen to these such creatures.
Do you think I would be able to use the excuse 'you sent me the med form, it states 18mnths?' if the ESA50 arrives before April 2013.???
It is a good job a sense of humour prevails as DWP etc, strike me as being incompetent to say the least. I suppose with all the bits of paper they have and shuffling from place to place this paperwork and the really difficult bit in being able to read and type things correctly either in letter form or on the computer is perhaps not suited for those they employ. In the real world they would have been sacked but that will not happen to these such creatures.
Do you think I would be able to use the excuse 'you sent me the med form, it states 18mnths?' if the ESA50 arrives before April 2013.???
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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #85315 by Gordon
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No, the prognosis and consequent re-assessment dates are recommendations only, the DWP are entitled to initiate a re-assessment at anytimeDo you think I would be able to use the excuse 'you sent me the med form, it states 18mnths?' if the ESA50 arrives before April 2013.???
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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #85404 by pusscatsmum
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Good afternoon to you all.
Here goes with the latest saga on the wonderful DWP and forms etc.
This morning a thud on the mat, a white envelope arrived. This contained a 'Limited capability for work questionarre - ESA 50 03/11' to be filled out.
Yesterday DWP said I would receive a A35 form, still waiting and I asked please what is an A35 Form????
Rang them had a return phone call stating they will pass on the information and they will see if I can have a 'statement of reasons/confirmation/descision letter(s).' They said no idea what I was asking for, despite now 11 phone calls asking for this over the last 6 weeks.They would also see what an A35 was as it was listed to be sent but did not know what it was!!!Useless.
So please note they are now sending letters/forms out in white envelopes.
So does anyone know what an A35 is and any idea what they are doing!!! thank you
Here goes with the latest saga on the wonderful DWP and forms etc.
This morning a thud on the mat, a white envelope arrived. This contained a 'Limited capability for work questionarre - ESA 50 03/11' to be filled out.
Yesterday DWP said I would receive a A35 form, still waiting and I asked please what is an A35 Form????
Rang them had a return phone call stating they will pass on the information and they will see if I can have a 'statement of reasons/confirmation/descision letter(s).' They said no idea what I was asking for, despite now 11 phone calls asking for this over the last 6 weeks.They would also see what an A35 was as it was listed to be sent but did not know what it was!!!Useless.
So please note they are now sending letters/forms out in white envelopes.
So does anyone know what an A35 is and any idea what they are doing!!! thank you
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12 years 9 months ago #85406 by slugsta
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The words 'booze-up' and 'brewery' spring to mind!
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