Was your request for a WCA home-based assessment refused?
englandwomanesapip
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Despite sending a letter from my GP saying I can't travel and needed a home-based WCA (I'm already in the support group with disability income guarantee), my request was refused and I got sent a letter saying they will provide a taxi (the centre is over 90 mins journey), which in inadequate for me anyway as I can't travel that distance due to my medical issues.
I've read online it seems Maximus have been refusing valid requests for home-based WCAs - so I was wondering how many people here have had their requests refused and what you did about it (did you travel?).
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Hi,If you attend other appointments then they are likely to refuse a home assessment based on this. If they refuse a home assessment then they will sometimes offer a taxi, which they have done. The traveling distance is by public transport as advised on your other thread here. https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/61614/rules-about-wca-centre-being-over-90-mins-travel-distance#latest
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