hi all,
i applied for New Style ESA as i was off sick getting a bipolar diagnosis for 8 months , i’m back at work now and gradually increasing my hours.
I got a letter awarding me one payment of £144 ish on 18/11. Letter said payment was issued and confirmed my bank name etc.
This payment never arrived. So i chased on 28/11 , they confirmed payment due but never raised and would escalate. 01/12 i had a missed call from them but never left a voicemail.
So i called back 02/12 and was told still no payment raised and someone will get back to me.
no one ever did. I called again on 05/12 and again “yes i can see payment awarded we’ve just not issued it for some reason - i’ll raise this and you’ll get a call in 24hrs”
no call back. So i called again today 09/12 and they can’t raise again because they need to wait on a response from 05/12 which usually takes 24hrs but cause “my claim is now closed” it could be longer.
this is honestly driving me to tears at this point. I don’t understand what the issue is? It seems like it should be an easy fix of someone just raising the payment.. nearly a month on and i’m still behind on bills i was expecting this payment to help me pay back from when i was sick.
anyone got any advice? I asked to raise a complaint but i’m not holding my breath they’ve ever done it.
