Work Related ESA group appeal award. Backdated payments question...

Poppie68

Would the backdate from 2014 though? The op was refused ESA again last year so claimed JSA from November 2015 then applied for ESA again in January16,so wouldn't the backdate only be from the 14th week after January's claim?

Marshall2260

So what you're saying is if I "asked for the decision to be looked at again" in regards to switching from WRAG to SG, that I would only be backdated the difference between WRAG and SG to the date of the decision to move me to SG? That seems strange to me. Lol
Surely if they should have placed me in the SG in the first place it should be backdated to date of the claim?
I did call Jobcentre processing department a couple weeks ago and was advised to appeal against the decision to backdate the payments to 2014, try and get them backdated to 2011 as I shouldn't have been turned down in the first place, back then... You think that's a waste of time?

Marshall2260

Poppie, that is what Citizens Advice have told me. However everybody at Jobcentre processing say it's 2014. Other than the girl today, who told me she thinks it would be January 2016...

nannytone_2

Marshall2260 wrote: »

So what you're saying is if I "asked for the decision to be looked at again" in regards to switching from WRAG to SG, that I would only be backdated the difference between WRAG and SG to the date of the decision to move me to SG? That seems strange to me. Lol
Surely if they should have placed me in the SG in the first place it should be backdated to date of the claim?
I did call Jobcentre processing department a couple weeks ago and was advised to appeal against the decision to backdate the payments to 2014, try and get them backdated to 2011 as I shouldn't have been turned down in the first place, back then... You think that's a waste of time?

ues, only from the date of the decision to place you in the support group.

it wouldn't be silly because you had already appealed the original decision not to award ESA.
you appealed to the tribunal and was placed in the WRAG. you can't continuously appeal a decision until you get the answer you like.

please clarify which decision the tribunal over ruled.
what was the date of this claim?

Marshall2260

It wouldn't be silly, or it would be silly?
The Tribunal over ruled the decision to award me 0 points at my Medical Assessment.
It's not only the answer I would like, but additionally the answer I think I should be entitled to...

pmlindyloo

It would help as tremendously if you could give us a timeline of exactly what has happened since your very first ESA claim - including whether you asked for a mandatory reconsideration, whether it went to appeal, what happened - decision made Plus periods you were on JSA.

We might be missing vital information which could change our advice to you.

Marshall2260

@pmlindyloo Right, I'll call processing again n get them to send or tell me the relative information then.
Will let you know soon. Thanks

Marshall2260

@pmlindyloo Just called and they're going to send me a breakdown of my ESA claim beginning 2010/11. They said this is a repeat claim. They'll only send me information about the ESA claim, not JSA, but basically every period I haven't claimed ESA it's been JSA...
I was also informed you need 30 points to be placed in the Support Group and only 15 (which is what I was awarded) for the Work Related Activity Group.
Still baffles me that I got only 15 points but my pal must have got 30. My diagnosis is worse than his! I deal with things worse than him too lol.
Forget about that anyway, can't be bothered to appeal that as well.

Thanks for the support guys

Marshall2260

Will update when I receive the breakdown.
Thanks

nannytone_2

admission to the support group isn't dependant on pints, so I'm not sure why anyone told you that 30 are needed.

i am in the support group because i meet descriptor 7 ii. cannot read 16 point print and cannot read braille.
there isn't even an indication of what problems gain which points.