ESAassessment waiting times, Jan 2016

amyjaj

Does anybody know what the waiting time is for an ESA assessment, as of Jan 2016? 13th week is tomorrow for me!

vlad

It depends on the area you live in and how far behind they are.

amyjaj

Thanks, I will have to ask when I'm at CAB on Thursday, for another issue!

tazwhoever

It's unfair for you as you will need to provide fit notes until the medical and making appointments with GP. I believe they should provide it by 13th week.

emmsie123

The longest ive known someone wait is 2 years.
Luckily i didnt need one.
They accepted all my hospital letters.

minimad1970

I waited from Nov 2014 to Nov 2015 for my assessment.

TELLIT01

tazwhoever wrote: »

It's unfair for you as you will need to provide fit notes until the medical and making appointments with GP. I believe they should provide it by 13th week.

In an ideal world that would happen. However, there have been problems with staffing levels at assessment centres from the start of ESA and that isn't likely to be fixed any time soon. It's not simply about costs, in some areas there just aren't enough people with the required skills who want to do the job.

kianicky

I had to wait from July 2014 to December 2015.

amyjaj

A lot of backdated Money then! I get DLA so will get the enhanced element when they get around to it!

missmontana

I waited 10 months for my last one and got just over £1800 in back pay, just had letter come thru for re-assessment.

amyjaj

I'm on week 14 now. I have just come home to a letter from Oxford city council about my housing benefit. They have been informed that my ESA has been moved from income related and contributions related to just income related. I phoned the medical assessments people and asked them about assessments waiting times. They looked into my file, and said they had received my medical questionnaire and additional medical evidence from my doctor on 12 November and my file was referred back to DWP. They said that they would not need to look at it again into DWP asked them to.