10 weeks and still waiting for backpay

It has now been 10 weeks since my sucessful ESA Tribunal. I have still not had a squeak about my backpay. I am due to ring tommorrow to see if I can get any further chasing it up. Is there any way I can speed this up or at least get any information about this, as so far I have been totally unsucessful each time I have rung (been doing this every 2 weeks!). 10 weeks just seems too long.

Thanks Gordon. Yes I did supply a copy of trib decision a few weeks back, as I could not ascertain if they had received it. I shall ring again tomorrow, and if no joy will contact my MP.

I shall also inform him of the lurch I have been left in due to time limiting of ESA, as they have not processed my transfer of that yet either, so I am left with no income at all. I am suprised no-one else has mentioned this on this site, or anywhere else (I tied googling!). Am I on my own or is anyone else still waiting for transfer with nothing to live on?

Flower

I've just waited over 3 months for the DWP to acknowledge I'm due backpay from a successful ESA Appeal and qualify for full ESA Support Group benefit..

Only by ringing your local DWP office at 7:59am in the morning will you have any chance of speaking to an operator who will take your initial enquiry then they will phone back within 3 hours.

I had to ring at that time today to request a SOR and revised medical report and other associated documents. It took 3 DWP operators to ring me back with the last one telling me you've had all that you requested. But I have not received them. After explaining a chronology of events they now have to send away for the said paperwork.

I've begun recording my telephone calls to them so I can refer to them in case I ned to write to my MP.

Good luck
ngup67

Thanks Nevergiveup, I'm going to give it a few days I think. I am being taught patience through all this- not easy! I'm glad you have at least got acknowledgement that you are owed backpay, and are in a group. I shall try the early morning trick, as you advised! I have had 2 call backs before, with little success, thats why I sort of hoped there may be some magic key/ something I could say to get some actual real information about my case apart from "It's being processed"! Ho Hum.....!