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Esa50 form
ankspon
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Just received my renewal form and it says you MAY be asked to come to a medical,i presume that means you WILL be coming to a medical.I was wondering how many of you have filled the form in and not been asked to go for a medical.
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They didnt even read my ESA 50 form and notes.
Or worse, they deliberately ignored what was on it.[greenhighlight]but it matters when the most senior politician in the land is happy to use language and examples that are simply not true.
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The impact of this is to stigmatise people on benefits,
and we should be deeply worried about that[/redtitle](house of lords debate, talking about Cameron)0 -
They've booked an appointment for me - without me even sending an ESA50 back. I should imagine any medical I undertake will be a short one.0
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I got my ESA50 form 6ish months ago, i never got sent for a medical i didnt even get a letter from them after sending my form back, when i rang them, they said to expect another ESA50 form at end of september but didnt get one, still getting my benefit though lolIs a Bipolar bear
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I have never had to go for a medical ...Gone ... or have I?0
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I thought the number going for medicals will be higher0
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Do you mean that if you have already filled in one ESA50 form and gone for a medical and been awarded ESA, you then get sent more forms periodically and have to attend more medicals?
Considering that they have so many people to do medical assessments for in changing them over from IB to ESA, why would they bother with the most recent ESA claimants who have just gone through the process?
Am I missing something here?Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:0 -
Do you mean that if you have already filled in one ESA50 form and gone for a medical and been awarded ESA, you then get sent more forms periodically and have to attend more medicals?
Considering that they have so many people to do medical assessments for in changing them over from IB to ESA, why would they bother with the most recent ESA claimants who have just gone through the process?
Am I missing something here?
They want to get as many of the benefit as they can (at least 1 million) - they were calling me in for a new assessment after only 3 months after winning a tribunal to overthrow the last assessment, and the process would start again. (Thats on IB, but ESA very similar)[greenhighlight]but it matters when the most senior politician in the land is happy to use language and examples that are simply not true.
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The impact of this is to stigmatise people on benefits,
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I meant if you are already getting ESA and have to fill in the form again periodically0
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