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ESA and ATOS, processing the WCA

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  • Torry_Quine
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    I went straight from IB to ESA without a face-to-face meeting and had no medical information to send in.
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  • headcone
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    I too went straight from IB to ESA support group without having a face to face WCA or sending any accompanying medical reports.

    I do know they contacted my GP as her advice was mentioned in the ESA85A.
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  • ab.da54
    ab.da54 Posts: 4,381 Forumite
    strangeotron wrote: »
    I have never heard of anyone passing the assessment without seeing ATOS in person. Especially given how they fail people that are near death!

    I went straight to support group without any face to face assessment. It does happen, where there is enough evidence for ATOS to make their decision :)
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  • strangeotron
    strangeotron Posts: 619 Forumite
    You'd have to have pretty serious conditions that are easily demonstrated to be decided like this.

    I'm just trying to get into the WRAG. THere's no way i'll get into the support group. I'm doing this because the Work Programme tells me they can't and won't help me otherwise.

    The problem with the system is that it wants you to either be capable of work 100% or 0%. Anything in between and it collapses.
  • mazza111
    mazza111 Posts: 6,327 Forumite
    I've been in WRAG for over a year now. When filling in the form this time, I didn't put my phone number in, purely because they broke DPA when they called me.
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  • andrea_louise
    andrea_louise Posts: 411 Forumite
    strangeotron wrote: »
    I have never heard of anyone passing the assessment without seeing ATOS in person. Especially given how they fail people that are near death!

    Whilst I was being transferred from IB to ESA, in 2011, I did NOT get asked to attend the ATOS WCA, however it still took them 5 months to confirm that I was in the support group.
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  • strangeotron
    strangeotron Posts: 619 Forumite
    mazza111 wrote: »
    I've been in WRAG for over a year now. When filling in the form this time, I didn't put my phone number in, purely because they broke DPA when they called me.
    How does the DPA prevent them from calling you?
  • strangeotron
    strangeotron Posts: 619 Forumite
    andrea_louise wrote: »
    Whilst I was being transferred from IB to ESA, in 2011, I did NOT get asked to attend the ATOS WCA, however it still took them 5 months to confirm that I was in the support group.
    ending up in the support group means you have a much more serious condition. This is my problem, I don't have that kind of problem. But then I'm not 100% ok for work (and I cannot deal with the bloody JC+)
  • mazza111
    mazza111 Posts: 6,327 Forumite
    strangeotron wrote: »
    How does the DPA prevent them from calling you?

    It doesn't. But they aren't allowed to give personal information over the phone. I had already told them I was uncomfortable giving them that information over the phone as they could be anyone. I could have been anyone. They proceeded to tell me some info that should never be given over the phone.


    Another question for the ATOS rep.

    How long should I wait before calling the DWP to ask for a copy of the report?

    I called today and they said they still haven't received the report from ATOS. It was last Wednesday that the WCA was attended.
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  • mandiskem
    mandiskem Posts: 112 Forumite
    ab.da54 wrote: »
    I went straight to support group without any face to face assessment. It does happen, where there is enough evidence for ATOS to make their decision :)

    i have also went straight into support group without face to face assessment i didnt send any medical evidence in either got my phone call today to tell me ive been put straight into support group and it starts 8th feb
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