How Often Is ESA Assessed these days ?

calcotti

poppy12345 wrote: »

It can be as often as every 6 months because they can re-assess you at anytime for ESA.

It can be as little as 3 months - I have come across it. ESA50 returned in July, ESA decision letter received August, new ESA50 received in October (and confirmed by DWP upon enquiry not to be an error).

poppy12345

calcotti wrote: »

It can be as little as 3 months - I have come across it. ESA50 returned in July, ESA decision letter received August, new ESA50 received in October (and confirmed by DWP upon enquiry not to be an error).

Now i think of it, i've heard of this too.

minimad1970

I've just received my ESA50 so it'll be 12 months for me. I'm still waiting for a tribunal date (26 weeks so far), I'll probably have my assessment date before the tribunal date.

poppy12345

minimad1970 wrote: »

I've just received my ESA50 so it'll be 12 months for me. I'm still waiting for a tribunal date (26 weeks so far), I'll probably have my assessment date before the tribunal date.

That means any new decision will overrule a Tribunal decision. :eek:

bspm1

I was placed in Support Group ESA in March 2014 with a recommendation to be contacted for a review in 24 months.

Still haven't been contacted but I won't be contacting them.

System

I was on esa in support group for 3 years, im sure i had 2 year awards but i was reassessed every year.

It seems pointless at time that they give you a longer award but reassess you long before its up. I understand things can change (and in my case they eventually did and i got off it and back to work) but some people do have life long illnesses that will never ever improve and i feel bad for those people that they are always getting reassessed.

jasonwatkins

When I won my last appeal in 2015, the ruling stated I shouldn't be assessed for 2 years, but I only got my forms this year - a year late.

I returned them in August - 2 months ago yesterday actually, and I still haven't heard anything about an actual appointment date.

KxMx

There is still a backlog in some areas, dating back to when ATOS quit.

My last but one WCA was over a year late, however the latest one happened bang on time. Less than two months from recieving forms to attending the medical.

wellynever

Last ESA was six years ago, or was it five anyway it's been a while.

minimad1970

poppy12345 wrote: »

That means any new decision will overrule a Tribunal decision. :eek:

I know.....