ESA50 and Supporting Evidence

radhika wrote:

bro58 wrote:

radhika wrote:

Hello,

With regards to supporting evidence, can this still be submitted even after one has sent off ESA50.

I had to send my husbands off, as deadline was fast approaching and am still awaiting one report.

If this can be submitted, who should tis go to, Atos or D/m ???

Many thanks.

Radhika.

Hi R,

Yes it can, it should be sent to ATOS at the same address as the ESA50 was sent to, by recorded delivery.

As always, ensure that the Name, NI Number, DOB etc, are on every page of evidence sent.

State that this extra evidence should be used in conjunction with the ESA50 in coming to a decision.

It may also be advisable to send a copy to the ESA DM, as it is he/she who actually makes the decision.

If a claimant does not have time to send any further evidence before any face to face assessment is carried out, copy of such evidence can be taken to the assessment and handed to the ATOS HCP at the start, it is also advisable to post copy to the ESA DM as well though, just in case the copy handed to the ATOS HCP is lost.

bro58

Many thanks for your reply.

Just a quick question, when submitting additional evidence to DWP, would one just address it to D/M with Name, B.O.B. etc ???

As i have no contact name, other than the name of the previous decision maker. (could i address it to him??)

By the way George, i think you are worrying unecessarily.

Many people, including myself has obtained copies of info from GP, who at the end of the day is your first and final point of contact. If he was happy to orovide you with info on yourself to prove your problems, then info has to be taken into account by Atos and DWP.

Radhika.

Hi R,

It should be directed to the correct ESA DM if you address it FAO The ESA DM, posted to the address of the benefits office/centre that deals with your ESA.

Your postcode, and the NINO, DOB, and Name provided with the evidence should ensure it arrives on the correct DM's desk.

bro58

radhika wrote:

bro58 wrote:

radhika wrote:

Hello,

With regards to supporting evidence, can this still be submitted even after one has sent off ESA50.

I had to send my husbands off, as deadline was fast approaching and am still awaiting one report.

If this can be submitted, who should tis go to, Atos or D/m ???

Many thanks.

Radhika.

Hi R,

Yes it can, it should be sent to ATOS at the same address as the ESA50 was sent to, by recorded delivery.

As always, ensure that the Name, NI Number, DOB etc, are on every page of evidence sent.

State that this extra evidence should be used in conjunction with the ESA50 in coming to a decision.

It may also be advisable to send a copy to the ESA DM, as it is he/she who actually makes the decision.

If a claimant does not have time to send any further evidence before any face to face assessment is carried out, copy of such evidence can be taken to the assessment and handed to the ATOS HCP at the start, it is also advisable to post copy to the ESA DM as well though, just in case the copy handed to the ATOS HCP is lost.

bro58

Many thanks for your reply.

Just a quick question, when submitting additional evidence to DWP, would one just address it to D/M with Name, B.O.B. etc ???

As i have no contact name, other than the name of the previous decision maker. (could i address it to him??)

By the way George, i think you are worrying unecessarily.

Many people, including myself has obtained copies of info from GP, who at the end of the day is your first and final point of contact. If he was happy to orovide you with info on yourself to prove your problems, then info has to be taken into account by Atos and DWP.

Radhika.

There is no requirement to address correspondence to a particular ESA decision maker.

In the vast majority of circumstances a claimant will be unaware of the name of the decision maker concerned with their claim. As such, if an envelope is addressed "for the attention of the ESA decision maker", the correspondence will initially be received and dealt with by the correspondence section at the appropriate office, and the envelope routinely destroyed at this point. The correspondence will be date-stamped and automatically forwarded to the clerical section dealing with the ESA claim, and if the file is live (as it should be), it will then be passed to the decision maker dealing directly with the case.

Even in the rare cases where the ESA decision maker's name is known to the claimant, this will not necessarily be the DM dealing directly with the case as there may be more than one DM administering the claim. Therefore there is no advantage in addressing correspondence to individual officers of the DWP for the reasons given, but conversely there is nothing stopping a claimant in addressing correspondence in whichever way they choose, as ultimately it should all arrive at the appropriate decision making authority.

Many thanks for your reply and indepth info which in my case is very useful.

I am sure this will be of great help to other members too, as you have very clearly explained the process.

Radhika.