JSA harrasment?

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as only 2 periods of sickness per year are permitted by the DWP.

Has this directive been promulgated on the Virus and Bacteria web site?:)

rockingbilly

Mersey wrote: »

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I don't think it's fair for any of us who have not experienced depression to try to second guess its impact or compare it to arthritis.

Like the majority of people on this site, many have experienced depression. I am one of them. I have lived with it for over 20 years and have had all manner of medication, sedatives and anti-psychotics. You learn to cope and you do eventually build a life around it.

Carrieanne

Julie, if you have any health problems unrelated to those that you cannot claim ESA for, you could make a new claim for ESA with that different condition to be paid the Assessment Rate of £73.10 per week for a minimum of 13 weeks which would probably stretch to 25-30 weeks before an assessment takes place, You could still search for work during that period but without having to visit the JCP and endure their Gestapo-like inquisitions. So should you suffer chronic back pain, or whatever it may be, get along to your doctor's to request a fit/sick note.

rockingbilly

Carrieanne wrote: »

Julie, if you have any health problems unrelated to those that you cannot claim ESA for, you could make a new claim for ESA with that different condition to be paid the Assessment Rate of £73.10 per week for a minimum of 13 weeks which would probably stretch to 25-30 weeks before an assessment takes place, You could still search for work during that period but without having to visit the JCP and endure their Gestapo-like inquisitions. So should you suffer chronic back pain, or whatever it may be, get along to your doctor's to request a fit/sick note.

Are you suggesting that it is acceptable to keep quiet about a health condition when filling in the ESA50? Keeping it back on the off chance that you may have to reclaim under the 'different' illness provision?

Yes it would work. If you have say 4 illnesses but only admit to 3 of them when filling out the ESA50, then have to reclaim using the 4th and saying that it has got worse.

NYM

Carrieanne wrote: »

Julie, if you have any health problems unrelated to those that you cannot claim ESA for, you could make a new claim for ESA with that different condition to be paid the Assessment Rate of £73.10 per week for a minimum of 13 weeks which would probably stretch to 25-30 weeks before an assessment takes place, You could still search for work during that period but without having to visit the JCP and endure their Gestapo-like inquisitions. So should you suffer chronic back pain, or whatever it may be, get along to your doctor's to request a fit/sick note.

The 'Gestapo-like inquisitions' :rotfl:

Suggesting that someone makes a claim for ESA based on a condition that is notoriously difficult to disprove, is contemptible.

heartbreak_star

Carrieanne wrote: »

Julie, if you have any health problems unrelated to those that you cannot claim ESA for, you could make a new claim for ESA with that different condition to be paid the Assessment Rate of £73.10 per week for a minimum of 13 weeks which would probably stretch to 25-30 weeks before an assessment takes place, You could still search for work during that period but without having to visit the JCP and endure their Gestapo-like inquisitions. So should you suffer chronic back pain, or whatever it may be, get along to your doctor's to request a fit/sick note.

This is fraud, pure and simple :eek::mad:

HBS x

Carrieanne

rockingbilly wrote: »

Are you suggesting that it is acceptable to keep quiet about a health condition when filling in the ESA50? Keeping it back on the off chance that you may have to reclaim under the 'different' illness provision?

Yes it would work. If you have say 4 illnesses but only admit to 3 of them when filling out the ESA50, then have to reclaim using the 4th and saying that it has got worse.

I was suggesting that if she has developed a new health condition that is not connected to those of her previous ESA claim which she feels precludes her from working then she might want to consult her doctor, then if s/he agrees will issue a fit/sick note which will state the reason.

Carrieanne

NYM wrote: »

The 'Gestapo-like inquisitions' :rotfl:

Suggesting that someone makes a claim for ESA based on a condition that is notoriously difficult to disprove, is contemptible.

I didn't suggest. I merely gave chronic back pain as an example. The Gestapo remark was an exaggeration, though.

MyNamesNotSteve

I sympathise with you. Daily signing is a complete waste of time and of no benefit to the claimant. The only purpose of it is to wear you down so you get fed up with it and stop claiming, it's nothing to do with helping you to find work.

Carrieanne

heartbreak_star wrote: »

This is fraud, pure and simple :eek::mad:

HBS x

Care to explain what's fraudulent.