ESA assessment after 9 month

JoCha

To share a story for no reason - three or four years ago I failed to attend two face to face assessments because I simply could not do so - I was not able to leave my house at all at the time. I told them in advance and my GP backed me up but they sanctioned me anyway. I was sanctioned for ten months before I won an appeal - which had to be held in my absence as I could not attend that either - and during that time had virtually no income. Happily I had family members who lent me money - which I repaid eventually - to live on during this period. Nonetheless I contemplated suicide more than once and I do not know what might have happened to me had I lost the appeal. The system can be brutal for people who are not able to cope adequately with life. If you've not experienced it it can be difficult to understand.