went for esa medical 5 months ago

nottinghamshirelad

and still have not heard a peep, money hasnt been increased still on the 13 week rate, is this normal?

dmg24

Assuming you live in Nottinghamshire, yes it is pretty normal! You could call the JCP to check that there are no problems (as you are still getting paid, there shouldn't be), but I know the delays are pretty bad at the moment.

nottinghamshirelad

dmg24 wrote: »

Assuming you live in Nottinghamshire, yes it is pretty normal! You could call the JCP to check that there are no problems (as you are still getting paid, there shouldn't be), but I know the delays are pretty bad at the moment.

blimey 5 months or more to get a decision, how long will the appeal take if i get turned down (concerned at this due to all the threads i have read about people getting turned down)

seven-day-weekend

My husband's took over a year to be decided from filling in his ib50 to having a medical and then the final result. He was not turned down.

dmg24

I'm not sure how long appeals are taking at the moment, but if it does go to hearing I would expect it to be a good few months.

As difficult as I know it is, I would try not to think about the result until you hear something. I would also bear in mind that people rarely post to say that they have had a positive result, so the amount of posts on the subject are not necessarily reflective of the true picture.

Give the processing centre a call (the number should be on a letter), they will have no problem updating you on any progress ... as long as you don't start calling everyday!

nottinghamshirelad

dmg24 wrote: »

I'm not sure how long appeals are taking at the moment, but if it does go to hearing I would expect it to be a good few months.

As difficult as I know it is, I would try not to think about the result until you hear something. I would also bear in mind that people rarely post to say that they have had a positive result, so the amount of posts on the subject are not necessarily reflective of the true picture.

Give the processing centre a call (the number should be on a letter), they will have no problem updating you on any progress ... as long as you don't start calling everyday!

thanks, i will ring them tomorrow, the main thing im worrying about is getting turned down just before xmas, then i will have no money through the xmas period

dmg24

If the worst happens, post again and we'll help you with what to do next. I'll still be here at Christmas (unless I'm banned by then ) ... I'll probably be on here whilst eating my Christmas dinner!

nottinghamshirelad

dmg24 wrote: »

If the worst happens, post again and we'll help you with what to do next. I'll still be here at Christmas (unless I'm banned by then ) ... I'll probably be on here whilst eating my Christmas dinner!

thanks all

seven-day-weekend

dmg24 wrote: »

If the worst happens, post again and we'll help you with what to do next. I'll still be here at Christmas (unless I'm banned by then ) ... I'll probably be on here whilst eating my Christmas dinner!

Same here, unless I'm banned too!

nottinghamshirelad

your not going to believe this, but finally got decision toay, failed it, anyone know what my options are now??

got 0 points, they have said they made a decision based on my medical assesment and a questionaire that i filled in. (funny that, i never filled in a questionaire >:( )

dmg24

I'm sorry to hear that nottinghamshirelad.

Did you never receive the ESA50 form? Do you know if they requested reports from your GP, specialist etc? I am assuming you didn't have chance to submit them yourself if they did not send you an ESA50?

There is information on how to ask for a reconsideration/ appeal here. I would hope that once they realise you have not even completed an ESA50 they will at least give you chance to do this!

Could I ask what your health condition is? You don't have to tell us, but sometimes it helps us to guide you to the right help.