Time for assessment

Seeking123
Seeking123 Community member Posts: 27 Listener
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Hi everyone. Can anyone tell me how long it's taken to get a WC assessment done? I applied in Jan and both doctor/my paperwork got to them by the end of Feb. Despite ringing they keep saying I'm in the queue and should hear soon for a face-to-face. Just wondered what the average time is? Thanks.

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    There's no timescales as such but there's backlogs in a lot of areas so you could be waiting several months. Most people have assessments which are either face to face, telephone or video call. Once an appointment becomes available you will be contacted by the health assessment providers.
  • Seeking123
    Seeking123 Community member Posts: 27 Listener
    @poppy123456 thank you. 
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    Hopefully you get the assessment soon @Seeking123 :) 
  • Seeking123
    Seeking123 Community member Posts: 27 Listener
    @Ross_Scope fingers crossed. I just wondered if this was normal really. Sounds like it is 🙂 but thank you x
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    Yes, perfectly normal.
  • Seeking123
    Seeking123 Community member Posts: 27 Listener
    Just wanted to let others know that i've been waiting 6 months for my assessment and after speaking to them today they said i'm still in the queue and this is perfectly normal. Thanks everyone x
  • Biblioklept
    Biblioklept Community member Posts: 5,232 Championing
    Going back a few years now but it took them 7 months to send me a UC50 form and then 5 months after I sent the form I had my first of two assessments. 

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