Social Anxiety W/ ESA Assessment

Alex_Shafner

Thanks all for the replies guys.

If she asks the GP for a letter about this can she ask the GP to state how the anxiety impacts upon her using regulations 29 and 35 in the letter?

Her Social Anxiety, Depression and Anxiety do impact upon her and she couldn't sustain employment at present. Her being in employment would certainly lead to her mental health going downhill very quickly.

benniebert

Alex_Shafner wrote: »

Thanks all for the replies guys.

If she asks the GP for a letter about this can she ask the GP to state how the anxiety impacts upon her using regulations 29 and 35 in the letter?

Her Social Anxiety, Depression and Anxiety do impact upon her and she couldn't sustain employment at present. Her being in employment would certainly lead to her mental health going downhill very quickly.

Hasn't that little 'loophole' been closed down recently? I may be wrong but I understood that the government concluded that those regulations were being abused.

eadieb

we frequently ask for consideration of reg 29 or 35 (depending on group) in our appeal submissions, when it is relevant. I have to say though that most of the time it is ignored at that stage, and most of the cases of ours that are awarded ESA based on those regs, get it at tribunal.

The judges thoroughly explore it through their evidence gathering at tribunal. you have to have some evidence of risk or substantial risk

Keeping

Alex_Shafner wrote: »

Hey guys,

Was just wondering if any of you can help as I don't really know what to suggest.

My friend has to go for an ESA assessment in May. She suffers from severe social anxiety, depression and anxiety.

She is totally petrified about the impending assessment. She's hoping against hope that there is someway she can get out of the assessment. She isn't very good at talking to strangers about herself and just clams up. She has to take notes into doctors appointments that he has to read, she can't even speak about the notes as she can't get across her emotions and true feelings in speaking.

She was wondering to me if she defers the first appointment so she can send in additional evidence would that have a chance of working around the assessment.

Also she was wondering what would happen if she just clammed up in the assessment or had a bout of diarrhoea or nausea as this happens to her in the presence of strangers.

Thanks for your help!

The assessment is absolutely mandatory unless they deem otherwise. You can get a home visit whereby the assessor will come to your home. At least that way she has the comfort of being in her own home with parents and such.