Interview under caution - should I bring a legal representative?

romac
romac Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited May 2018 in PIP, DLA, ADP & AA
Hello, I have been summonsed to an interview, under caution, by DWP. Would you advise me to take a legal representative with me or to attend without. This is my first experience of dealing with DWP.
Thanks for any advice.

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  • JennysDad
    JennysDad Online Community Member Posts: 2,290 Championing
    Hi @romac and welcome to the community. Sorry to hear your news.
    I am not the best person to advise on this, so I am going to forward it to those who can do better for you.
    Bear with us and keep in touch,
    Best wishes,
    Richard
    @JennysDad
  • romac
    romac Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Appreciated, thanks
  • Lasian_Alumni
    Lasian_Alumni Online Community Member Posts: 650 Empowering
    Welcome to the community, @romac

    Advicenow has some information on interview under caution and what support would be useful when attending one. I hope this helps!

    Do you know what benefit this might be about?
  • romac
    romac Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I've just spoke to DWP. They would not give me any info on what benefit they are investigating. I asked them if I would need an advisor. She said, 'in this case it would be advisable to bring along an advisor'. She was not forthcoming with any more info.
  • romac
    romac Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Just read 'advice now' and I think it has gave me an idea of what the problem is. Tom's story appears to be similar to my problem.
  • steve51
    steve51 Online Community Member Posts: 7,121 Championing
    Hi @romac

    Good Afternoon & Welcome.

    We have got a number of “Benefit Advisors” on our site to hand.

    I will forward your post onto them if that is ok????

    You really need “professional” help with this which is way over my head!!!

     Hi @BenefitsTrainingCo
     
    I have come across this post that really needs some “input” from yourselves please?????



  • Chelseyrd91
    Chelseyrd91 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Are you able to help me please? I can't seem to get in touch with a WRO in my area. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    edited September 2019
    Chelseyrd91 said:
    Are you able to help me please? I can't seem to get in touch with a WRO in my area. 
    Hi,

    What is it you want help with?
  • Chelseyrd91
    Chelseyrd91 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Finding a Welfare Rights Officer for me please. I can't find any!
  • Chelseyrd91
    Chelseyrd91 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    They don't see to, have a unit but the guy I spoke to didn't Have a clue 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    Chelseyrd91 said:
    Finding a Welfare Rights Officer for me please. I can't find any!
    Sometimes it's not possible to give that sort of help on an online forum. Put your postcode into this link and it will tell you what's available local to you. https://advicelocal.uk/

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