Appealing against Incapacity Benefit being wrongly stopped

spring_chicken

I have been on Incapacity Benefit since mid 2003, I was working and had to be signed off due to anxiety and despression from January 2003, I eventually had to resign from my job as my condition remained the same, plus the severity of the panic attacks I experience meant that I couldn't go to work.

Every couple of years or so i have been called up for a medical, and each time I have been allocated sufficient points to remain on IB, i have had appointments with the IB dept at the Jobcentre on a few occassions (the last one was Christmas last year) and each time I have been told that I am too sick to work.

So imagine my surprise after my last "medical" in June of this year when I got a letter several weeks down the line saying that me IB has been stopped due to insufficient points! When I read through the report I was horrified to see that the examiner had completely fabricated the report, he scored me 5 points but I made it 22 in total!

I am now in the process of appealing against this, which I am finding extremely daunting as I don't see why I should have to appeal against something because the examiner wote down the wrong answers! Its unbelievable.

I am now at my lowest ebb, visiting the Psychiatric unit for mixed anxiety and depression, having to rely on my Mother to take me to the shops as I can't go out on my own, and feeling very, very down.

Its hard enough to cope with my illness, and to have to go through all this is just too much to cope with.

So at the moment I am left in limbo, I haven't had any money for about 6 weeks now, can't claim Income Support because my husband works, and can't claim Jobseekers Allowance because I am unfit for work.

Surely they would have taken into consideration all of my other medicals and interviews and wondered how this latest one differed so much? But no, they just cut my money and leave me stranded.

Has anyone on here appealed successfully and if so, how long did it take?

lilac_lady

Why did you start a second post when your first post is still ongoing regarding your situation?

spring_chicken

lilac_lady wrote: »

Why did you start a second post when your first post is still ongoing regarding your situation?

because I was told to start a new thread as this one has been running for a long time, if I could have deleted my reply on this one I would have.

healy

lilac_lady wrote: »

Why did you start a second post when your first post is still ongoing regarding your situation?

This probably partly my fault. There was the original thread. Then the OP posted on a very old thread and I said it would be a good idea to start a new thread (this one), but I did not realise that this one was very similar to the original thread. It probably best to stick to one thread for one subject.

healy

spring_chicken wrote: »

because I was told to start a new thread as this one has been running for a long time, if I could have deleted my reply on this one I would have.

I think you are getting mixed up this thread has not been running for a long time.

lilac_lady

OK, just wondered if it was because you didn't get good advice or many replies. The people on this Board are usually very helpful.

spring_chicken

Its probably my own fault, I get confused easily