did not score enough points

tjohns

i had my esa medical a few weeks ago and i received a letter saying that i would not be getting any more benefit. i remember being told that i can appeal if this happened but i don't know how

could someone advise me of my options please?

thank you

dmg24

You need to contact the JCP and ask them to send you an appeal (GL24) form, along with your medical report. You should also advise them that you wish to claim the appeal rate of ESA whilst you are appealing. If you are unsure of what to write in your appeal, you can seek help from Welfare Rights, CAB, DIAL etc.

I hope that makes sense - I have forgotten to go to bed, so what makes sense to me may not to anybody else! Feel free to ask any further questions, someone more awake should be online in the morning.

tjohns

dmg24 wrote: »

You need to contact the JCP and ask them to send you an appeal (GL24) form, along with your medical report. You should also advise them that you wish to claim the appeal rate of ESA whilst you are appealing. If you are unsure of what to write in your appeal, you can seek help from Welfare Rights, CAB, DIAL etc.

I hope that makes sense - I have forgotten to go to bed, so what makes sense to me may not to anybody else! Feel free to ask any further questions, someone more awake should be online in the morning.

thank you very much for replying,

i just need to phone the jobcentre and ask for an appeal form, do you know what the form is like and what you have to write?

Hoopylass

I appealed a few years ago for my mum when her incapacity benefit was stopped. Basically I was sent the paperwork that she filled in and a copy of the doctors report and what she scored. I sat and went through it all and wrote a 2 paged letter detailing where the doctor had went wrong. I sent it away and then we were invited to a tribunal hearing where the benfit was eventually re-instated. It was an awful process but one i was determind to fight as my mum is 100% entitled to her benefits.
Good luck with getting yours sorted.

dmg24

Here is a copy of the form.

Good advice from Hoopylass, just take each point in turn and explain why the information they have used is incorrect, and/ or how you meet the criteria. If you put each point as a separate heading, it makes it easier to follow.

melbury

How long does it usually take after the medical assessment to find out the result?

healy

melbury wrote: »

How long does it usually take after the medical assessment to find out the result?

It can vary, but it is usually within 3 or 4 weeks of the medical.