Losing Income related ESA

MickGill

Hi Poppy, just to let you know I got my first payment, today I got a letter saying I will have a health assessment for ESA over the telephone, then don't hang about do they Poppy.

poppy123456

Apologies, I thought I had commented but forgot to click "post comment" 😑 Glad you received your money ok. Did you receive a ESA50 form to fill in?

MickGill

No i didn't receive a form Poppy, the lady from the DWP who phoned on the 28th said my ESA account had ended on the 26th of June, I'm wondering if they have lost my medical info, I hear there is a backlog for ESA medicals this arrived within 2 weeks of my first ESA payment .

poppy123456

Income Related ESA doesn't end, it's an ongoing award until a new decision says otherwise. You should have received a ESA50 form to fill in and return. Are you 100% sure that you haven't received the form within the last 10 months or so?

May I ask if the letter you received was from the Health Assessment Advisory Service? They are the ones that do WCAs.

MickGill

It is from the Health Assessment Advisory Service , i had a form last October which i sent back , a lady from my local DWP phoned and said that someone from the department had phoned her over my form , she said i told them he is not far from pension age , she said you will be left alone now , this is now not looking true, i think they know I should be in support group I have many illnesses , as i say strange since i got SDP i get a letter .

poppy123456

Thank you. This will be related to the ESA50 form that you returned last year. It’s nothing to do with the SDP that you were recently awarded. It’s just a coincidence that this WCA has come just after that.

The person you spoke to on the phone has given some misleading information I’m afraid. Good luck for the assessment and remember to please try not to answer any questions with just a yes or no. Try to give as much detail as possible.

MickGill

I have it all written Down Poppy, I have many illnesses, and I am on a lot of meds, thanks for the advice it is much appreciated, I'm getting a phone call on the 29th of this month, i do not know how long the process takes after that, once I have a decision I will be sure to let you know.

Kind regards Mick .

MickGill

Hi Poppy, today I have been notified that after a telephone medical I have been placed into the support group , i don't seem to be better off financially though and i don't really understand what the support group means ? Any advice would be welcome.

Regards Mick.

Rachel_Scope

Hi @MickGill. If you're in the ESA Support Group you should be receiving extra money ESA - Support Group. Did they tell you when you should being receiving the extra payments? It may be that they have not come through yet.

Being in the Support Group means that you aren't expected to work or prepare for work. If you want to seek work you can just let your Work Coach know: Support Group. Hope that helps 😊

MickGill

Hi Rachel thanks for the reply, is there somewhen i could send a copy of the run down that the DWP has sent ?

Rachel_Scope

Hi, you could send a message to the community_scope account. We could take a look at it but it may take a couple of days.

MickGill

Hi Rachel, im trying to e mail it to the E mail, but it won't send ? Also message says i don't have permission to use it .

MickGill

OK I have made my account private Rachel , could i post my run down here please .

Adrian_Scope

Hello @MickGill, if you cover any personal details such as your name and address you can share it here, but please be aware that although your account is private this only means people can't look at your account, your posts are still public on the community.

I've sent you a Private Message from the community_scope account and you should be able to respond to that if you'd like to share the run down privately.

MickGill

Thanks Adrian i have replied to your private message .