Points and ATOS??

rich_shot2003

I have a Medical with them coming up and hear you have to get 15 points to pass it so just wanted to know is there anyway of finding out what points they give for each illness?

Ellejmorgan

Had mine today not that simple, I wasn't even asked some questions that I should have been, try the website benefits and work well worth the subscription fee..

Chrissiew

http://www.benefitsnow.co.uk/esa/limitedcapability.asp#walking

This a link that will give you the descriptors and now many points they score for each one, hope it helps

wiccanlou

http://www.tameside.gov.uk/esa/wca That one has all the points and this one has the support group criteria http://www.tameside.gov.uk/esa/lcwra

rich_shot2003

Chrissiew wrote: »

http://www.benefitsnow.co.uk/esa/limitedcapability.asp#walking

This a link that will give you the descriptors and now many points they score for each one, hope it helps

Many thanks for that.


I am trying to work out the Points total that i may get as have Epilepsy but cant work it out as it looks like on the points page that the points are for if you are like that 24/7 but i have Fits 3 or 4 times a week.

MrsManda

rich_shot2003 wrote: »

I am trying to work out the Points total that i may get as have Epilepsy but cant work it out as it looks like on the points page that the points are for if you are like that 24/7 but i have Fits 3 or 4 times a week.

Your illness is irrelevant, it's how it affects you.
Are your seizures while you're awake or during your sleep?
Do you lose consciousness when you have seizures?

One of the descriptors is about consciousness in waking moments.
If you have an involuntary episode of lost or altered consciousness you will get 15 points.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@disabled/documents/digitalasset/dg_177366.pdf

rich_shot2003

MrsManda wrote: »

Your illness is irrelevant, it's how it affects you.
Are your seizures while you're awake or during your sleep?
Do you lose consciousness when you have seizures?

One of the descriptors is about consciousness in waking moments.
If you have an involuntary episode of lost or altered consciousness you will get 15 points.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@disabled/documents/digitalasset/dg_177366.pdf

Yes do have them during the day and when i have them i do lose consciousness and also wet myself while having them.

cit_k

forget about self scoring, your report is more likely to be fictional if it is anything like the ones I keep getting.

They are more interested in ignoring what your say, asking unrelated questions, making things up, lying and generally being useless.

anibell

Chrissiew wrote: »

http://www.benefitsnow.co.uk/esa/limitedcapability.asp#walking

This a link that will give you the descriptors and now many points they score for each one, hope it helps

Bear in mind that these are the old descriptors ie pre 28th March 2011

wiccanlou wrote: »

http://www.tameside.gov.uk/esa/wca That one has all the points and this one has the support group criteria http://www.tameside.gov.uk/esa/lcwra

These are the new ones ie from 28th March 2011.
As you can see they have changed 'walking' to 'mobilising' and have got rid of 'bending and kneeling'.
Makes it much harder than before to fit the descriptors :mad:

Ellejmorgan

rich_shot2003 wrote: »

Yes do have them during the day and when i have them i do lose consciousness and also wet myself while having them.

sorry hun but wetting isn't taken into account as it's stated that this is part of the fit..