Esa

goodbuyer1

Hi, I am self-employed (a trader) on a low income, about £ 8500 per year. I have had an accident two months ago while training in self-defence. Had an operation to my knee a month ago and I started walking without crutches but I am still not walking normally and it will take some time. I am receiving some Housing and Council tax benefit. I am not from the UK but am from the EU and have been living in the UK for over 13 years and have been living at the same address for 7 years (a Council flat). I applied for ESA due to the accident / filled in the form and posted it back. To my surprise, they wrote back asking that I fill in forms HRT and HRT2R and that I also send them :

passport
National Identity Card ( I think only native British people have this, am I correct?)
Home Office Letter showing current status

the HRT forms and the request for the Home Office letter I found perplexing. Showing status of what ?

Am I being asked the correct information ? I thought I just had to send it the form I have already sent, plus the sick notes from the hospital. I was discharged one day after the operation but they agreed to give me sick notes for 6 weeks.

I also wrote and sent them back their HRT and HRT2 forms and stated again that I am from the EU, etc etc and to ask me for the correct information and all they did was writing back and let me know that my form was blank. It is as if they didn't even read what I wrote.

I have claimed incapacity benefit years ago before I decided to sign off and become self-employed. I don't think I should deal with the Home Office or HRT forms. Am I correct? How can I deal with these people? I prefer not to talk to them but to write as I keep written proof of all communication.

Thanks
GB

LoveChild

goodbuyer1 wrote: »

Hi, I am self-employed (a trader) on a low income, about £ 8500 per year. I have had an accident two months ago while training in self-defence. Had an operation to my knee a month ago and I started walking without crutches but I am still not walking normally and it will take some time. I am receiving some Housing and Council tax benefit. I am not from the UK but am from the EU and have been living in the UK for over 13 years and have been living at the same address for 7 years (a Council flat). I applied for ESA due to the accident / filled in the form and posted it back. To my surprise, they wrote back asking that I fill in forms HRT and HRT2R and that I also send them :

passport
National Identity Card ( I think only native British people have this, am I correct?)
Home Office Letter showing current status

the HRT forms and the request for the Home Office letter I found perplexing. Showing status of what ?

Am I being asked the correct information ? I thought I just had to send it the form I have already sent, plus the sick notes from the hospital. I was discharged one day after the operation but they agreed to give me sick notes for 6 weeks.

I also wrote and sent them back their HRT and HRT2 forms and stated again that I am from the EU, etc etc and to ask me for the correct information and all they did was writing back and let me know that my form was blank. It is as if they didn't even read what I wrote.

I have claimed incapacity benefit years ago before I decided to sign off and become self-employed. I don't think I should deal with the Home Office or HRT forms. Am I correct? How can I deal with these people? I prefer not to talk to them but to write as I keep written proof of all communication.

Thanks
GB

I fully support your wish to communicate in writing only. At least that way, as you say, you have wriiten proof.

I would suggest you carry on in this style

goodbuyer1

no replies, nothing happens here....what a stupid waste of valuable time.

Former_MSE_Wendy

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