Universal credit and fit note
mbacc
Community member Posts: 2 Listener
I have been getting fit note from my doctor for 9 months for sciatica back pain depression anxiety and I have a fit note on my account for 3 months from January to April but I was at the job center today and my work coach told me I'm not allowed any more fit notes and i have to remove my current fit note from my account i have to work my doctor has said I'm not fit to work and if I do it should be day time hours but my work coach disagrees and that I have to work full time she won't accept any more fit notes I have been waiting for 10 month for an mri scan to see what is causing my back pain and I finally have an appointment in 2 weeks time I have had these problems for 6 years and never had any issues with previous work coaches or former jobs any advise or help please.
0
Comments
-
Hi,
Have you recently had a decision on a work capability assessment? If so what was that decision please?
0 -
In July I got my decision for my Work Capability Assessment thedecided was I don't have limited capability for workand may be able to do some type of work. Since then every thing has been the same it's just the mri I've been waiting for with the cause of back pain0
-
If those fit notes say the same on them as before you were found fit for work then this is the reason why they won’t accept them.If you disagree with that decision then you can request the Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) and another decision maker will look again at your evidence and make another decision. If that doesn’t change then you can take it to Tribunal.I’m the meantime you will be treated as a job seeker. It’s your work coaches discretion whether they turn off or reduce work commitments.0
-
Hello Mbacc, 10 months for an MRI that’s a very long wait. Glad you have an MRI coming up. You should not be going into the job Centre if you have fit notes. I have sent the UC two fit notes so far on my account and they have accepted them, the reason you get them is because you are unable to work. I had to really push for my X Rays and MRI, my MRI was put down as urgent, having it on Friday this week.Have you had a Health Assessment Advisory Service letter yet? It’s to assess you by telephone to face to face.0
-
Catherine712 said:Hello Mbacc, 10 months for an MRI that’s a very long wait. Glad you have an MRI coming up. You should not be going into the job Centre if you have fit notes. I have sent the UC two fit notes so far on my account and they have accepted them, the reason you get them is because you are unable to work. I had to really push for my X Rays and MRI, my MRI was put down as urgent, having it on Friday this week.Have you had a Health Assessment Advisory Service letter yet? It’s to assess you by telephone to face to face.In this case that's not correct. Mbacc was found fit for work so fit notes that state the same as they did before they were found fit for work will not be accepted. They can request the MR on that decision if they disagree, as previously advised.0
-
Poppy123456, thank you for the replay regarding Mbacc post. I stand corrected0
-
Bacchus, if you want to request a Mandatory Reconsideration of the decision to find you Fit for Work you must do this within 13 months of the decision date. DWP may refuse the MR because you have left it over a month but if they do you can still appeal to the tribunal service.
0 -
This thread is from March so the OP may well have requested the MR by now.
0
Categories
- All Categories
- 13.7K Start here and say hello!
- 6.7K Coffee lounge
- 52 Games den
- 1.6K People power
- 36 Community noticeboard
- 21K Talk about life
- 4.8K Everyday life
- Current affairs
- 2.2K Families and carers
- 799 Education and skills
- 1.7K Work
- 388 Money and bills
- 3.2K Housing and independent living
- 812 Transport and travel
- 638 Relationships
- 57 Sex and intimacy
- 1.3K Mental health and wellbeing
- 2.3K Talk about your impairment
- 837 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
- 886 Neurological impairments and pain
- 1.8K Cerebral Palsy Network
- 1.1K Autism and neurodiversity
- 33.7K Talk about your benefits
- 5.4K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 17.9K PIP, DLA, and AA
- 5.7K Universal Credit (UC)
- 4.7K Benefits and income