Has ESA always been points

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dee4848
dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
Hello everybody , Has ESA always had a points system ? I am on ESA but don't recall it been on points when I was put on it .Thankyou.

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  • Pippa_Alumni
    Pippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,761 Championing
    Hi @dee4848, and welcome to the community! Great to have you here.

    I'm not sure of this myself, but maybe some of our community members will know. What do you recall the system being when you were first put on it? There might be others who have had similar experiences!
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    Thankyou @PippaScope
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    WRAG is points and you need at least 15 points or reg 29. Support Group isn't points, it's satisfying at least one of the descriptors or reg 35. Reg29/35 are the special circumstances.
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    @poppy123456 Thankyou for taking the time to explain I'm in the Support Group but I'm sure it never said an end date .
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    ESA decision letters hardly ever state an end date. If you want to know when your next review is likely to be then you'll have to ring ESA and ask them.
  • englishrose
    englishrose Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    I was automatically put on ESA some time ago.  Can't quite remember what it was replacing but have never in all this time been assessed and was medically retired in 2009.  So i was shaken when their questionnaire came in the post to decide if i can work or not!!  It took nearly all last year to get PIP reinstated.  Honestly it seriously feels like harrassment.  
  • dee4848
    dee4848 Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    @englishrose Hi yes me too I was automatically put on to , oh I'm dreading the postman coming everyday .