ESA money stopped

Swanman,

Your previous time in the WRAG should not count, as once your appeal about that decision was successful, that time should then be treated as time in the support group, where you have effectively been the whole time until the 12th Sept 18 decision.

You've appealed that 12 Sept decision (not sure which stage you are at, but presumably you are aware of the need to request mandatory reconsideration first). 

I suggest that if the DWP don't sort things out quickly, you formally ask for a mandatory reconsideration of the decision to end your contributory ESA (separately to your appeal about the recent WRAG decision). Explain that you have had NO time in the WRAG before 12 September 18 because the time you previously had was converted to time in the support group following your successful appeal (give the dates of the relevant initial decision & appeal result if you can). 

I don't think there should be any time limit on you asking to change this decision (to end your contributory ESA) because I think it is an official error.

The law to quote if you need it is the Welfare Reform Act 2007 s1A(5). There's some guidance in the Decision Maker's Guide too, at para 41820. But the basic principle is that because your original appeal was successful, you haven't had any time out of the support group until this 12th September (ie 12.9.18).

Hope you get this sorted soon!

Will