Capability for work -autism

tali

My 23 yr old son has Autism.He was back then on UC- and because of his Autism moved to ESA
They called him to Job centre for work search.I told them he was not capable of work It took a 2 further attempts before they decided he indeed need not attend the Job centre.
He was then assessed for a Work Capability Assessment -where i explained the situation- and there wasn't any issues regarding this.
However, he will be on 3rd Work Capability Assessment this January.
So , i assumed his lifelong condition and me making it clear he was not capable of work -meant he would not have to complete questionnaires and attend assessments again
Or is this not how it works and are claimants regularly reviewed regardless of circumstances ?

poppy12345

It's impossible for your son to have claimed UC then go back onto ESA. Once you claim UC you can't go back onto ESA.


Your thoughts on how it works is not correct. He'll be reassessed regularly, regardless of his conditions and how they affect him.

tali

poppy12345 wrote: »

It's impossible for your son to have claimed UC then go back onto ESA. Once you claim UC you can't go back onto ESA.


Your thoughts on how it works is not correct. He'll be reassessed regularly, regardless of his conditions and how they affect him.

I can see confusion ."He was back then" i meant as in general time /year.

poppy12345

tali wrote: »

I can see confusion ."He was back then" i meant as in general time /year.

Confusion or not, you still can't go back onto ESA once you've claimed UC.

kingfisherblue

tali wrote: »

My 23 yr old son has Autism.He was back then on UC- and because of his Autism moved to ESA
They called him to Job centre for work search.I told them he was not capable of work It took a 2 further attempts before they decided he indeed need not attend the Job centre.
He was then assessed for a Work Capability Assessment -where i explained the situation- and there wasn't any issues regarding this.
However, he will be on 3rd Work Capability Assessment this January.
So , i assumed his lifelong condition and me making it clear he was not capable of work -meant he would not have to complete questionnaires and attend assessments again
Or is this not how it works and are claimants regularly reviewed regardless of circumstances ?

There are many lifelong conditions, but it's not about the condition - it's about whether he is assessed as fit to work or not. It is not your decision. I don't know enough about UC to comment on that, but for ESA, almost all claimants are reassessed. There has been a move to stop reassessment for some claimants who are not likely to ever improve. The conditions mentioned include dementia, Huntingdon's, and severe learning disabilities caused by chromosomal abnormalities. Autism is not mentioned.


Are you your son's appointee?

TELLIT01

UC can be viewed as having two parts, one which replaced JSA and the other which replaced ESA. In this instance I'm assuming that when he initially went onto UC he was reassessed but ended up on the LCWRA? arm of the system. Whether he was on ESA or UC he would still be reassessed at times, even with a lifelong condition. In some cases all that is required is the form (old ESA50) to be completed and the assessment can be done entirely from that.

Alice_Holt

Is he in receipt of PIP?

xylophone

Is he in receipt of PIP?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/71408704#Comment_71408704

My 21 year old son has autism.He receives ESA(Support Group) and PIP Encahnced rate (till 2026) from 2014.

[Deleted User]

They need to reassess because not everyone with autism is unable to work. My hubby is a lecturer with autism!

Does he also have a learning disability? That's probably the only thing that would mean no reassessing.

tali

Yes he had learning disability and was on SEN at school.Yes i am his appointee