ATOS Medical form and face to face [help]

kieran12345

Hi i have just received my ATOS medical form that you have to fill in. I got a family member to write it all and filled it in with ease. Im currently on esa for depression and anxiety. I stated in it i cant have eye to eye contact, burst out in hot sweats, and am incapable of speaking to strangers at all, and a few more things in the part where it says "what help would you need when going to a face to face" i think that's what the section was called. What is the chance of me being made to go to a face to face and can i get out of it. I seriously can not handle talking face to face with anyone at the moment, and have been like this for the past few months i feel physically sick thinking about it. What are the chances of me even passing the assessment for depression i have heard bad things about ATOS not giving a sh*t. Thanks in advance

Horseunderwater

You can request a home visit if they do tell you that you need a F2F. Ask either GP or psychiatric clinician if they could write you a letter stating why you need that & cannot handle stranger contact ATM. They may charge for the letter, they may not.

DomRavioli

Hi OP,

You need to either fit a support group descriptor to be put in the support group, or get 15 points or more to go in the work related activity group.

Only yourself and a health professional can decide that.

TELLIT01

ATOS may well not simply accept your claim not to be able to operate face to face with other people. You should get a letter from your GP or a support worker to include with your ESA50.
I'm not suggesting that you are making up, or exaggerating, your condition but anybody could claim those problems simply in the hope that they would avoid a medical.

Pippin12

You need to make sure you fit the descriptors and send in as much supporting evidence for these as possible - letters from your GP, Psychiatrist, CPN, Occupational therapist or other support workers.

Indie_Kid

If you put enough information on the form and send plenty of evidence in, you may not even need a f2f.