Some good news for IB claimants migrated onto ESA

butterflies56

29 AUGUST 2018, 12:40 PM #381
Joanna
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I have spoken today to a very nice guy at Oldham. He explained that assessment of all the claims that go further than October 2014 has been suspended and that they have done nothing on these claims for past 4 weeks. Why? Because they are waiting for a letter from a government which formally confirms that they can…
No calculations, no draft decisions, nothing is doing with those claims until they have this letter.
They have very upset customers calling everyday but I was told the decision-makers cannot start work on those pre-October cases until some department (apparently OED, not sure what it means) confirms in writing they can go ahead.

Mind boggles, people are at risk, but a piece of parchment rules the world.

Anyone has a client with a good MP? Please get them on this. My MP is otherwise engaged plotting a coup.

So it looks like it could take many months before any action is taken by the DWP to start the process of backdating any arrears owed!

butterflies56

I have received a letter this week from the DWP about my Appeal.

It states that the decision in december 2017(not to pay backdated EDP before the 21 october 2014) that decision has been found in my favour. Appeal has been lapsed.
My case has been returned to the benefits centre to process payment of arrears dating back to late 2012. Apparently I will be hearing from the DWP shortly!(I will wait patiently for their contact).

It's with grateful thanks to Epitome for all the help and advice that I was able to appeal the decision in the first place.

The DWP have also received written authorisation to start processing the backdated payments so things should start moving for lots of people.