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New style ESA

pope · 2023-04-11 15:29:25

Just got a phone call from DWP and pension saying that there is question in the ESA application online about. Sharing the outcome of an assessment with your doctor. Asking why I have not given consent what's the reason. I told the lady on the phone it said the consent is voluntary and that's why I put NO. She said to me…

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Newcad Posts: 2,046 Forumite

13 April 2023 at 1:29PM

It was (still is) contentious because the letters that they used to send to the GPs gave a strong impresion that they shouldn't give any more Fit Notes at all.
When in fact you may still have needed them for things like Insurance policies, Housing Benefit, Council Tax, etc. which have noting to do with the DWP.
The DWP were made to reword those GP letters, and to add that consent section to the ESA50 and UC50.

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