Wierd questions at esa assessment

CKhalvashi

merlin68 wrote: »

My friend lied at her assessment and got in support group, she has bi polar. Went with walking sticks, stopped her medication a few days beforehand.
Said she couldn't go out on her own or do anything. Yet its all over face book she goes to gym, discos. Long lists of housework. She went with no make up on and didnt wash for a few days. Yet normally she is done up to the nines.

Surely anyone with a little common sense should be able to work it out when her FB is inevitably trawled.

It's completely unacceptable, I agree.

Charityworker

The reason we thought about investing in the pet shop was that we thought it would be an interest to inspire my daughter to get out of the house every day as she loves animals but when it came to it she couldn't even face turning up to the appointment to meet the current owner of the shop so that never happened.

My daughter did used to run her business from a relatives small holding but after a short while couldn't face the bus journey there every day and now I run the business from a shed in our back garden and she just does the animal care side of it. She's stopped doing home visits. All of this was explained to the advisor. But thanks for being so quick to jump to conclusions and be so judgemental when I'm already worried enough. What a bunch of cretins.

bloolagoon

Well the positive is that if she does fail her WCA and she may pass and even get support group (no one here knows what you wrote on the form or said to the GP), she has a job.

Many are not as fortunate to be able to work and if she's awarded the PIP you applied for then WTC with disability element can be claimed.

Errata

Charityworker wrote: »

The reason we thought about investing in the pet shop was that we thought it would be an interest to inspire my daughter to get out of the house every day as she loves animals but when it came to it she couldn't even face turning up to the appointment to meet the current owner of the shop so that never happened.

My daughter did used to run her business from a relatives small holding but after a short while couldn't face the bus journey there every day and now I run the business from a shed in our back garden and she just does the animal care side of it. She's stopped doing home visits. All of this was explained to the advisor. But thanks for being so quick to jump to conclusions and be so judgemental when I'm already worried enough. What a bunch of cretins.

How can you run the business when you state

I run an events business. I'm taking calls, emails, Facebook messages etc all day literally from 9am to 10pm

billywilly

FBaby wrote: »

When I read posts like this one when a poster makes a claim of a need for disability benefits that completely contradicts the lifestyle they have forgotten they have described in previous posts, I can't help wondering how many there are around who do exactly the same, but have been more savvy keeping quiet about all the things they have been doing that contradicts their claim.

I can't help wondering how many go to their assessment and totally lie off their face but the assessor doesn't have the luxury of checking previous posts! If the person is prepared to lie to the assessor, they most likely have lied in just the same way to their GP and other professionals. Maybe that's why they have to resort to asking 'wierd' questions, because they can pick up that the applicant is lying and trying to catch them out.

I agree 100%. Very few people in my opinion would tell the DWP/ATOS anything as long as it resulted in a payout.
Like in my example, to order drugs on a repeat prescription but never take or need them is one sure fire way of being able to 'prove' how ill they are.
Nobody that I know is THAT honest and tell the whole truth.

billywilly

Charityworker wrote: »

The reason we thought about investing in the pet shop was that we thought it would be an interest to inspire my daughter to get out of the house every day as she loves animals but when it came to it she couldn't even face turning up to the appointment to meet the current owner of the shop so that never happened.

My daughter did used to run her business from a relatives small holding but after a short while couldn't face the bus journey there every day and now I run the business from a shed in our back garden and she just does the animal care side of it. She's stopped doing home visits. All of this was explained to the advisor. But thanks for being so quick to jump to conclusions and be so judgemental when I'm already worried enough. What a bunch of cretins.

And they say that a politician is the best at U turns?

billywilly

bloolagoon wrote: »

Well the positive is that if she does fail her WCA and she may pass and even get support group (no one here knows what you wrote on the form or said to the GP), she has a job.

Many are not as fortunate to be able to work and if she's awarded the PIP you applied for then WTC with disability element can be claimed.

And thence comes loads of wonga!

bloolagoon

billywilly wrote: »

I agree 100%. Very few people in my opinion would tell the DWP/ATOS anything as long as it resulted in a payout.
Like in my example, to order drugs on a repeat prescription but never take or need them is one sure fire way of being able to 'prove' how ill they are.
Nobody that I know is THAT honest and tell the whole truth.

Many do for the simple reason that they are truly disabled they don't need to exaggerate or lie they simply are unfit for work or needing care.

missbiggles1

Charityworker wrote: »

The reason we thought about investing in the pet shop was that we thought it would be an interest to inspire my daughter to get out of the house every day as she loves animals but when it came to it she couldn't even face turning up to the appointment to meet the current owner of the shop so that never happened.

My daughter did used to run her business from a relatives small holding but after a short while couldn't face the bus journey there every day and now I run the business from a shed in our back garden and she just does the animal care side of it. She's stopped doing home visits. All of this was explained to the advisor. But thanks for being so quick to jump to conclusions and be so judgemental when I'm already worried enough. What a bunch of cretins.

Doesn't explain the fact that you specifically said she hadn't been out of the house alone for two and a half years when she was obviously doing this regularly last year.

billywilly

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Doesn't explain the fact that you specifically said she hadn't been out of the house alone for two and a half years when she was obviously doing this regularly last year.

It's called a U turn - you know, the same as what a politician does when they get caught out.