Milann's life keeps getting in the way.......

milann

I had a lovely unexpected flower delivery from my nephew and his partner too 💐 I’m glad it arrived early for my birthday as I can enjoy them befor I head to dds 💐😁

WinterWarrior

Your weekend sounds amazing. I want that food!! 

Onebrokelady

Sounds like a lovely weekend 😊

milann

I walked to physio today. It was hard going as I was tired from weekend. I requested a sicknote a while ago as it runs out on Wednesday….I have lots of agro with the electronic ones as I haven’t a clue how to get them out of my phone. Dh has tried too and it won’t let you email them as it says it’s encrypted 😡😡😡 so whilst I was in town at physio I decided to see if the good folk at DWP could do anything with it. Anyway after a very long wait outside a lovely fellow saw me. He said if it was Universal Allowance I was claiming he could just transfer it but because it’s ESA they want to see the original. I told him it was the original. He managed to print it off somehow - it took him ages so I had no chance 😳he said he will forward it but said they might not accept it 😏😏😏 What’s the difference with ESA and Universal Credit…..beyond me…..watch this space. 

IzzyBee

Probably no difference just want to make life difficult it’s usually somebody trying to make themselves look important 

peb

I'm surprised. ESA accept mine via an online service

https://send-fit-note.service.gov.uk/identify?lang=en

Mine has come in different ways from the Dr but always saved into my files then I upload the file.  

Hope all goes well.

I'm still waiting to hear on the ESA 50 which was sent over a month ago.🙄

milann

Pep I’m a complete technophobe and wouldn’t have a clue how to send it via technology. Hence my visit for a bit of help. I thought they’d do it easily but not sure if it’s my set up but he struggled too. He was adamant they wanted a paper version 😏😏 Is the ESA 50 the questionnaire about health issues and asking for evidence….if so it’s a few weeks since I sent mine in. He said today there it was taking a lot longer for a doctor’s assessment due to covid.

peb

Well, I can reassure you that they accept a electronic form of fit note.

And yes, my form was easy as it was the cancer nurse rather than me who filled it in.  I find it unacceptable that I was repeatedly chased for the form (which arrived whilst I was undergoing surgery a month after the application and they had been advised of the date of surgery) which was returned by their deadline yet have not had the courtesy of an acknowledgement.

beanielou

peb said:

Well, I can reassure you that they accept a electronic form of fit note.

And yes, my form was easy as it was the cancer nurse rather than me who filled it in.  I find it unacceptable that I was repeatedly chased for the form (which arrived whilst I was undergoing surgery a month after the application and they had been advised of the date of surgery) which was returned by their deadline yet have not had the courtesy of an acknowledgement.

Sadly the joys of the DWP.
IT is dire 

peb

I'm lucky Beanielou, I'm not really in need of the money as I have savings - the complete lack of communication is appalling.  

I'm chased for sicknotes by post on the due date - they must know sicknotes can't be obtained in advance so it's a complete waste of resources.  I have a work coach which is completely pointless as I can't work through chemotherapy and I have a job to go to once that and radiotherapy are over, the English on the emails I have received is appalling to the point that they don't make sense.  Appointments are postponed at short notice and I'm asked to rearrange - I advised I couldn't attend the rescheduled appointment as it was when I would be travelling to a blood test but could do any other time until the next cycle of chemotherapy yet apparently there was no available appointment.  Honestly if I worked on that basis I'd be rightly out of a job in no time.

Sorry Milann, hopefully you'll be sorted soon.