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Hi all after recent health assessment my esa has been stopped as I’m now fit for work according to the powers that be iv sent in a appeal letter but am now having to sign on for JSA eventho I’m not fit for work just to get money to live on any advice
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After a refusal the next stage is to ask for a mandatory reconsideration. Once you have received the mandatory reconsideration (6-8 weeks) you can then submit an appeal to the tribunals service. If you do this, once your appeal is registered you can go back on to ESA pending the outcome of your appeal, if your sicknotes are up to date. So you shouldn't be on JSA for long really.
Also, your HB should only be suspended once your ESA has stopped. Your Local Authority will send out a review form and as long as that is completed with your new circumstances (claiming JSA instead of ESA whilst appealing) then your HB will be reinstated with no gaps.
Lee