ESA Rejected

foxylady2009

Hi, I was looking for some advice on ESA. My husband can hardly walk due to the pain in his feet and legs caused by severe plantar fasciitis, it looks like he may have to have an operation to try and help him. Anyone can clearly see he is in pain, he hardly ever goes out anywhere because of it.

I went with my husband to the medical assessment, which he struggled to get to, he asked for one from home but apparently they could not accommodate? All seemed to go well, or at least we thought. We received a letter from the DWP today saying that he is no longer entitled to ESA!
My husband has tried phoning them about why and how this has happened and they have told him to wait a week for a separate letter with the full details of why he was rejected and how many points he has got, they would not tell him anything over the phone.

I know we need to appeal this but I think we need to wait for this second letter first. What do we do for money in the mean time? We have 2 young children as well. There is no way my husband can work any job that JSA would make him do. My husband wants to work and has done since he left school til now, but he now needs a job that will accommodate his needs.

I'm just really worried as to how long it will take from our money being stopped to being started again. Does my husband need to phone them to let them know we are going to appeal and to continue paying assessment rate or will we not get it re-instated until we send the appeal form in?

Sorry if I'm rambling on a bit, hope this is easy to understand

Anyone's help would be much appreciated :beer:

dmg24

Your husband's condition does limit his ability to do some physical work, but there are plenty of jobs he can do where this would not be an issue. I think he will really struggle on appeal.

welshmoneylover

foxylady2009 wrote: »

Hi, I was looking for some advice on ESA. My husband can hardly walk due to the pain in his feet and legs caused by severe plantar fasciitis, it looks like he may have to have an operation to try and help him. Anyone can clearly see he is in pain, he hardly ever goes out anywhere because of it.

I went with my husband to the medical assessment, which he struggled to get to, he asked for one from home but apparently they could not accommodate? All seemed to go well, or at least we thought. We received a letter from the DWP today saying that he is no longer entitled to ESA!
My husband has tried phoning them about why and how this has happened and they have told him to wait a week for a separate letter with the full details of why he was rejected and how many points he has got, they would not tell him anything over the phone.

I know we need to appeal this but I think we need to wait for this second letter first. What do we do for money in the mean time? We have 2 young children as well. There is no way my husband can work any job that JSA would make him do. My husband wants to work and has done since he left school til now, but he now needs a job that will accommodate his needs.

I'm just really worried as to how long it will take from our money being stopped to being started again. Does my husband need to phone them to let them know we are going to appeal and to continue paying assessment rate or will we not get it re-instated until we send the appeal form in?

Sorry if I'm rambling on a bit, hope this is easy to understand

Anyone's help would be much appreciated :beer:

Has he tried using shoe inserts and received steroid jabs off his Dr, both are supposed to help.

Good luck

dmg24

welshmoneylover wrote: »

Has he tried using shoe inserts and received steroid jabs off his Dr, both are supposed to help.

Good luck

As are FitFlops believe it or not! Mum suffers terribly with it, and they are the only shoe she can wear (recommended by her GP).

foxylady2009

Hi, yes he has tried all of the above, he has had it for 10 years and the cortisone injections have made his feet worse every time after they have worn off. He has been under the hospital for a year now and tried all they have to offer. It's got so severe because he ignored it for so many years as he thought aching feet was normal when standing on a concrete floor all day so it just got worse and worse. The hospital are now looking at him having an operation to correct the problem.
Thanks but has anyone got any advice on the ESA problem. :-)

foxylady2009

Hi, yes he has tried all of the above, he has had it for 10 years and the cortisone injections have made his feet worse every time after they have worn off. He has been under the hospital for a year now and tried all they have to offer. It's got so severe because he ignored it for so many years as he thought aching feet was normal when standing on a concrete floor all day so it just got worse and worse. The hospital are now looking at him having an operation to correct the problem.
Thanks but has anyone got any advice on the ESA problem. :-)

foxylady2009

dmg24 wrote: »

Your husband's condition does limit his ability to do some physical work, but there are plenty of jobs he can do where this would not be an issue. I think he will really struggle on appeal.

My husband wants to work but HE CAN HARDLY WALK! JSA have said that they just need to get him into work, not taking into account the fact that he can't stand without being in severe pain! ESA are supposed to be able to help him get into a suitable job as there is no way he can go back to what he has been doing since he left school.

We don't need diagnosis, my husband is under the hospital already and they know how severe his case is!

All I wanted to know is what will happen with ESA and how long it will take to reinstate the assessment rate, if someone could help it would be much appreciated, thanks.

buzzyy

my freind is going to her appeal tomorrow and she has been in conctact with the disability rights peple they make sure that they do their job correctly,you can phone them for any help hope this is useful

tod123

My husband can hardly walk due to the pain in his feet and legs

There is no way my husband can work any job that JSA would make him do. My husband wants to work and has done since he left school til now, but he now needs a job that will accommodate his needs.

What ideas have you come up with together that would suit him for work?

FTW

foxylady2009 wrote: »

My husband wants to work but HE CAN HARDLY WALK! JSA have said that they just need to get him into work, not taking into account the fact that he can't stand without being in severe pain! ESA are supposed to be able to help him get into a suitable job as there is no way he can go back to what he has been doing since he left school.

We don't need diagnosis, my husband is under the hospital already and they know how severe his case is!

All I wanted to know is what will happen with ESA and how long it will take to reinstate the assessment rate, if someone could help it would be much appreciated, thanks.

Re-instating the assessment rate generally takes a few weeks. I'm not entirely sure what the DWP's exact process is for re-instatement. The DWP seem to operate on a 'make it up as we go along' basis.

In the meantime, I'd be gathering together as much evidence as possible (GP records, specialist records) as well as obtaining the report that the DWP have based their verdict on.

Once the DWP report is obtained, it's worth highlighting where the report is wrong.

I did a written statement for appeal (I'm due an appeal hearing myself very shortly), and it came to nine pages long, explaining where the report flaws were, why they were flaws, and what the real situation regarding those points were.

If a medical is called at any point in the future, it's well worth covertly audio-recording it (you can legally do this, and use it as evidence in a tribunal).

That may seem OTT, but as you've just found out, lies and inaccuracies are not an impossibility at such medicals - and so I'm sure you'll agree it's best to be prepared in advance for them.

dmg24

foxylady2009 wrote: »

My husband wants to work but HE CAN HARDLY WALK! JSA have said that they just need to get him into work, not taking into account the fact that he can't stand without being in severe pain! ESA are supposed to be able to help him get into a suitable job as there is no way he can go back to what he has been doing since he left school.

We don't need diagnosis, my husband is under the hospital already and they know how severe his case is!

All I wanted to know is what will happen with ESA and how long it will take to reinstate the assessment rate, if someone could help it would be much appreciated, thanks.

I do not doubt the severity of his condition, but from the view of the DWP he is fit for many jobs. The fact that he cannot do his previous job is irrelevant to them, they only look at what he can do now.