Hi, my name is Grace_!

Grace_
Grace_ Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited 10:25AM in Start here and say hello!

hello,

I need some advice please. I just done appealing to tribunals and about week before done a new claim for the same illness and this claim is still insufficient. Rang up and wanted to close my second claim and been told by DWP that I am not allowed to close my second claim and if my mandatory reconsideration will be successful cause they got mow 4 weeks to reply to tribunals I will get paid back from the first date I done claim and my new claim will be linked to the first one cause it is the same illness. Then been told that if I win my first claim than me second will be stopped. Should I believe it? As I heard if you got a new claim open than tribunals decision is a close period which means I would get paid until the date I start a new claim even it is the same illness and the same conditions?

Also I wanted to close insufficient claim and been told I am not allowed. Been told this by DWP.
Can anyone explain me please?

Thank you

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  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 4,149 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @Grace_ if they award at tribunal then it will be from the date related to that claim, and not the new one. I've heard of some circumstances where they might still be investigating therefore can refuse to close it. It might be they're just keeping it open in case the Tribunal fails so at least you have the ball rolling with the new one.

    I hope you hear back soon.

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