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Is it all worth it

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  • dave030445
    dave030445 Posts: 1,001 Forumite
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    is there a time limit that you can claim IS
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
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    diolch wrote: »
    As for ESA, I fully understand why you feel like you do. Under IB, you could get away for years without anybody bothering you once you had passed the assessment.

    Then they say, that is wrong, people should be reviewed more often.

    So they go to the opposite end of the spectrum and think you should be re-assessed sometimes every 3 months!
    When will common sense prevail and take the mid point view?

    I totally concur with this and just don't understand why they don't spend more of their time reassessing the IB claimants who have been "left alone for years" rather than keeping on reviewing the recent ESA claimants who have gone through the really stringent tests - it is crazy.
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • dave030445
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    melbury wrote: »
    I totally concur with this and just don't understand why they don't spend more of their time reassessing the IB claimants who have been "left alone for years" rather than keeping on reviewing the recent ESA claimants who have gone through the really stringent tests - it is crazy.
    At last people talking sense :j:j
  • sunnyone
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    dave030445 wrote: »
    At last people talking sense :j:j

    you havnt answered the question a few of us has asked, under what grounds do you think that you can claim IS?
  • dave030445
    dave030445 Posts: 1,001 Forumite
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    sunnyone wrote: »
    you havnt answered the question a few of us has asked, under what grounds do you think that you can claim IS?
    No one has asked that question
  • sunnyone
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    dave030445 wrote: »
    No one has asked that question

    I have near the begining of the thread and then other posters quoted the criteria for IS and asked if you fitted it but you have ignored us all.
  • diolch
    diolch Posts: 272 Forumite
    sunnyone wrote: »
    you havnt answered the question a few of us has asked, under what grounds do you think that you can claim IS?

    I have given the OP all of the relevant information he needs in order to decide for himself if he fits into the IS category or not.
    The OP asked for advice, and not to have to justify to you what he thinks or believes.

    He has been given the tools so let him use them. If he has a further problem, no doubt he will ask again.
  • dave030445
    dave030445 Posts: 1,001 Forumite
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    sunnyone wrote: »
    I have near the begining of the thread and then other posters quoted the criteria for IS and asked if you fitted it but you have ignored us all.
    you have not
  • sunnyone
    sunnyone Posts: 4,716 Forumite
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    diolch wrote: »
    I have given the OP all of the relevant information he needs in order to decide for himself if he fits into the IS category or not.
    The OP asked for advice, and not to have to justify to you what he thinks or believes.

    He has been given the tools so let him use them. If he has a further problem, no doubt he will ask again.

    This is the regular troll OP, ignore it.

    I did in post asking under what criteria are you planning to ckaim IS but it seems to have disapeared, I will text the mod to see where it went.
  • dave030445
    dave030445 Posts: 1,001 Forumite
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    anyway thanks for your help lets hope the PHI pays out then i wont need any benefit which will be a weight off my mind
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