Appeal on way to Tribunal - but cannot survive

I had rung DWP 3 weeks ago to find out about the status of my appeal and was told it was still in the reconsideration phase and to be patient. I appealed at beginning of Feb.

Rang again today and was told my reconsideration is the same to the same zero points and now I have been sent to Tribunal. This decision, I was told, had been taken on 30th May.

I asked why I hadn't been told, but they did not know and said they would resend the decision.

Will they send me the information they are using for the Tribunal with the decision?

My ESA (CB) will end in mid July as I have been waiting for entitlement since last year and I will not be able to survive without money coming in.

I am now worried I will have to do some sort of job (I can't think what or how), as I cannot see any alternative, and probably ruin the little health left that I have. I don't understand what else I can do. I am desperate with worry.

DougFlo wrote:

I had rung DWP 3 weeks ago to find out about the status of my appeal and was told it was still in the reconsideration phase and to be patient. I appealed at beginning of Feb.

Rang again today and was told my reconsideration is the same to the same zero points and now I have been sent to Tribunal. This decision, I was told, had been taken on 30th May.

I asked why I hadn't been told, but they did not know and said they would resend the decision.

Will they send me the information they are using for the Tribunal with the decision?

My ESA (CB) will end in mid July as I have been waiting for entitlement since last year and I will not be able to survive without money coming in.

I am now worried I will have to do some sort of job (I can't think what or how), as I cannot see any alternative, and probably ruin the little health left that I have. I don't understand what else I can do. I am desperate with worry.

Hi,

It can take from a few days to a week or so for a decision notice to be received. However with the extended Jubilee Bank Holidays during the period since decision that may have a bearing on the delay in you receiving notice.

I doubt very much the Secretary of State's submission (the appeal pack containing the DWP's evidence) will be sent at the same time as the decision notice. That usually follows somewat later via the Tribunals service.

Without knowing your full circumstances, such as whether your benefit is income related or Contributory as well as your finances and whether or not you have a partner it is impossible to say what you maybe entitled to in the interim pending the tribunal. Perhaps you need to seek face to face help from such as a CAB etc.

Pete

Thanks Pete

Yes CAB is a good idea. I think I just lost it when I found out they were sending the decision to Tribunal on the same day that they wrote to me to say my ESA Contribution Based would be ending next month. The whole process is just taking such a mental and physical strain on me

DougFlo wrote:

Thanks Pete

Yes CAB is a good idea. I think I just lost it when I found out they were sending the decision to Tribunal on the same day that they wrote to me to say my ESA Contribution Based would be ending next month. The whole process is just taking such a mental and physical strain on me

For a non exhaustive list of other agencies (as well as CAB) who maybe able to help see:

Where to get advice?

and

Where to get help


Pete