Please help ESA

wild666

NASA wrote: »

You cant appeal the decision any more unless there is a valid reason for making a late appeal.

I think you have next to no chance in getting Support group though - you are capable of undertaking work related activity from the little that you have said.

I do sympathise though as I find it extremely difficult with GP's, therapists etc.

I would agree with the above post but add that ATOS and the DWP think that just about all are capable of some work and will do anything to save the government the extra £5+ that the support group receives

louanna

@messed up yes I think they said it's a work related program.

@wild I'll tell them they can keep their £5

Muttleythefrog

louanna wrote: »

@messed up yes I think they said it's a work related program.

@wild I'll tell them they can keep their £5

You're in a tough situation that the best course of action seems to definitely be to try to get through these interviews if I am right in assuming these are the work focussed interviews. If my understanding is correct there'll only be 6 and they won't ask you to seek work or demand things like that. I spent my interviews chatting about the football..lol.

There is that possibility of the Work Programme discussed above. I think you might have to wing it if you end up on that or do as Roger suggests... try to appeal the requirements placed on you (again which won't involve forcing you into work like anything that happens on JSA)... but that might take more out of you than the demands of what you're fighting against. Hard to say. Appealing the actual decision to put you in WRAG... that time has probably passed now... unless you could show why you're appealing late (can't see that being viable) or you could claim your condition has worsened and hopefully be re-assessed and get Support Gp. However you'll be re-asssessed potentially soon anyway... and my advice would be to prepare for that instead... getting into Support Gp may not be simple.. but if you can get a medical pro involved in your treatment/care to give a statement supporting your claim that a (or several) support group descriptor(s) or special circumstances apply to you then fire that at them as evidence come the time.

sunnyone

wild666 wrote: »

I would agree with the above post but add that ATOS and the DWP think that just about all are capable of some work and will do anything to save the government the extra £5+ that the support group receives

Its a lot more than £5 for those on income based ESA, you are automatically given extra as been classed as disabled due to being in the support group.