£71 per week for ESA under appeal! Are they joking

Hello, I am appealing the DWP decision on my recent Atos medical denying me the transition from Incapacity benefit / Income support to ESA and stopping my DLA payments.
My doctor wrote me a recent medical certificate for three months inline with ESA conditions

My questions are

1) If I do win my appeal and also get lower rate mobility PIP will the same rules to ESA apply?

2) Is it correct that whilst my ESA is under appeal the DWP will only pay myself and my wife who is a stay at home Mum and part time student £71.00 a week? And if yes how an earth could any government department justify that amount given the fact that winter fuel bills both gas and electric are approx £35+ per week leaving £36 or less for 2 Adults to eat? Why don’t the politicians and DWP decision makers give that a try for a few months and see if they can do it! We are just going to get further into heavy debt and increase my worry and anxiety and possibly worsen my medical condition.

3) Is anyone else having problems digesting this disgusting insult, why should we be penalised for appealing a poor decision at all? Especially when Atoss’s get it wrong well over 50% of the time.

My 1st payment of £71 was due in yesterday….it was no surprise to find it not in my account….i chased them today and I am told the payment will be with me soon??? I called them ( recorded ) three times beforehand to make sure everything was in order and that payment of the messly £71 would be paid!!! They cant even get that right…shocking

Thank you

Thanks Gordon, with regard to rules I was wondering if it is possable to be awarded
ESA without a PIP component?

And if I do win pip and esa at the tribunal will I be forced into work
Programs even though I can get medical certificates to state I
Am unfit for work?

I think maybe you have got confused as ESA and PIP are two totally seperate beneifts - and PIP hasn't even been introduced yet!