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FACE TO FACE ASSESSMENTS
teejays1617
Member Posts: 92 Courageous
A brilliant tip when attending Face to Face Assessments
When you get a letter requesting yourself to go for a Face to Face Assessment be well prepared
to get letters from your doctor outlining your medical condition and how your disability affects
your day to day activities
At my last assessment I was asked many questions ,one of which was How do I get on cleaning my home. I said " I cannot do it because of my disability friends and family do it or it doesn't get done "
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When you get a letter requesting yourself to go for a Face to Face Assessment be well prepared
to get letters from your doctor outlining your medical condition and how your disability affects
your day to day activities
At my last assessment I was asked many questions ,one of which was How do I get on cleaning my home. I said " I cannot do it because of my disability friends and family do it or it doesn't get done "
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[email protected] and put FOA which area your from for example I put Wembley London Base. You will receive a confirmation email to confirm you sent it as proof. Also you can download the ESA50 version pdf and type then print if easier (I FOUND A LOT EASIER). If you need confirmation they have received evidence call the number on the back of the appointment letter sent not apts. The number is actually the assessment centres so its direct to them. I did all of these things i have advised and it made them look at my form and evidence. I received confirmation this morning that my ESA has been reviewed and I have passed paper based. The email gave me a chance to send late evidence which helped my case. I would have required a home visit which is different you having to attend, but it will make them look at your form and evidence before your appointment so they are aware. I hope this helps. Also Poppy gave me good advice to.
I have found if I take evidence with me on the day, it means they have not been able to prepare for it in advance and it sort of knocks them back for six. e.g. if they checked your form and file before you turn up and are expecting to give 0 points, bringing paperwork with you sort of upsets that for them.
I dont suggest bringing huge bundles of documents with you tho, perhaps that is what poppy meant, what I usually do is bring a sheet or two of a written statement from my self describing the descriptors I hit and why, whilst they reading I then audibly say the key points so its on the audio recording as well. I may bring one or two letters as well if I have any from HCP's.
Great what you did. Armed with extra paperwork and medical professional doctors letters handed in at FTF reinforces our own health problems and in my last FTF I was thanked a lot for the extra letters by the assessor.
On my last 2 WCA they have received enough evidence with the form to give me SG on a paper assessment but failed to do so.
On my last WCA in addition they tried to claim I never even asked for a recording, then brought in my ESA50 form and then had to apologise after reading the request was on the form, which made me think did you even read the ESA50 form.
Evidence I have brought with me has never been refused. If it was refused you would instantly have grounds for a successful appeal as well, that would be a self inflicting move if they refuse supporting evidence.
What happens e.g. if you only obtain evidence a week before the f2f?
I will always take extra evidence letters with me to Face to Face Assessments. They have even asked for extra evidence from doctors and medication lists at the time of the assessment.I cannot agree with POPPY at all on this issue. I have never been refused the extra letters from the doctors to the assessor.As I say again they ask me for more supporting paperwork at the
Face to Face.
Poppy I like a lot of your comments but I have to say that supportive paperwork
helps your case in front of the assessor.
I am very surprised to even read that assessors have refused evidence been presented to them, that to me is worth making a formal complaint about. If it happens to me I would quite likely try to end the assessment.
My sister has had awful breast cancer and had to have breast removal
and very deep and harsh surgery and the radiation caused severe burns and a secondary cancer. Her ESA was stopped after a Face to Face
She has to go to a tribunal ,Its a disgrace that things have to come to this
She has worked so hard all her life and she feels so weak after all the surgery
she has had.
DWP say its a disease not a disability but the awful cancer has caused
disabilities.
As my sister says DWP is using non medical staff to assess at FTF were as it should be medical professionals assessing
Will let you know how her tribunal goes
Losing our mother to breast cancer was bad enough let alone all this to cope with
My sister was being treated for the CANCER even at the time of the FTF . McMillan have said they will go to the tribunal with my sister.
I went to see my sister at the Queen Elizabeth and I was directed to the BURNS UNIT . What a shock !! My sister had breast removal ,it was very deep and they had to use muscle tissue from he back and shoulder for re-construction.
She is so weak
At the FTF they asked her if she could pick up a pen.She picked it up
Then weeks later she lost all her ESA
i'M GLAD SHE IS APPEALING
It was all recorded in the report .
Any good news yet or any good news from anyone regarding backdating their housing benefit claim because of claiming SDP