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No home visit a year after ESA claim - advice needed please

Hi I applied for esa may 2017 and was approved a home visit. I still have not had visit or been put in a group. I’m still having to send fit notes in . I have complex PTSD and am really struggling. I have phoned them and they say no doctors in area. But it’s been a year and 2 months ! Any advice would be appreciated thanks Louise.
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Welcome to Scope's online community! It's great to have you here.
I'm sorry to hear about the problems you're having with your ESA claim. I've moved this over into our dedicated Employment and Support Allowance category, where other members of our community can share advice and support.
Hope this helps!
If your MP agrees that such a delay is unacceptable, and doubtless they will, what would you then do if the outcome of a suddenly arranged medical was that you were found fit?
So, the other way of looking at this is that you have had 14 months to get advice on presenting your case but don’t appear to have done so. This is really the next thing you need to do. Get advice on which points you will score on etc. Once you’re confident you know what your case is; what your supporting evidence is and how to present it THEN kick off about the delay.
Once you have looked and decided then the next step is to get advice from a benefits advisor. After that you need to present your case clearly including all the information. Also at this point you have to collect supporting evidence to back up your claim. When you are totally sure that there’s a case and you have al the supporting evidence to hand and what you have to say then you should contact your MP. Agreed the delay is ridiculous but you stand a higher chance of getting them to listen to you if you have all the necessary evidence. Good luck!!