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ESA contribution based - support group access? medical?
wagthedog13
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Hi
I am claiming new style ESA contribution based since Nov 20. I am submitting med certs and claiming as my SSP ended. I am still employed and being medically retIred. I have completed the medical questionnaire but heard nothing back. I am also in receipt of PIP and was advised in writing that any review was extended until Dec 21 due to covid however, last week i received a PIP review form. (I am not sure if this is connected to the ESA medical, as I did read they were trying to combine medicals to prevent duplication of work). Today i have received a letter stating my ESA is being paid at the rate of £74.70 until Nov 21 as it is only paid for 365 days. I have heard nothing about the medical, no longer needing to send in medical certificates or the possibility of being put into the support group. I understand the first 13 weeks should be the assessment period which i have now served but with no information except the letter today. Am I to expect a review letter following the 13 week assessment period and a medical? My PIP review is due by the end of Feb.
Any help very gratefully received. Thanks!
I am claiming new style ESA contribution based since Nov 20. I am submitting med certs and claiming as my SSP ended. I am still employed and being medically retIred. I have completed the medical questionnaire but heard nothing back. I am also in receipt of PIP and was advised in writing that any review was extended until Dec 21 due to covid however, last week i received a PIP review form. (I am not sure if this is connected to the ESA medical, as I did read they were trying to combine medicals to prevent duplication of work). Today i have received a letter stating my ESA is being paid at the rate of £74.70 until Nov 21 as it is only paid for 365 days. I have heard nothing about the medical, no longer needing to send in medical certificates or the possibility of being put into the support group. I understand the first 13 weeks should be the assessment period which i have now served but with no information except the letter today. Am I to expect a review letter following the 13 week assessment period and a medical? My PIP review is due by the end of Feb.
Any help very gratefully received. Thanks!
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If you are not assessed for esa and put into a support group your esa will stop but as it is till nov you have plenty of time for your assessment . I would try and chase up with them about this
Lots of people have PIP extended but they can still assess you even tho you have an extension so you need to complete the review form
There has been talk of combining the 2 assessments but this is just talk they are still seperate currently and have different criteria
So you need to expect 2 assessments
Hope this helps
The PIP renewal is not related to the ESA. There was a proposal to try and combine the assessments but (for the moment at least) that appears to have gone away.
If you have already returned the ESA50 you can do little other than wait to be contacted for an assessment and hope that they get around to it before November. There is a significant backlog at present. Obviously you can. if you wish, ring DWP to see if they have any information but they are likely to be waiting for the health assessors.
I appreciate your reply - Thanks
We have heard of lots people getting extension and then same week getting review forms.
They are dealing with backlogs and ad your was due in feb you will have been top of the pile
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