ESA ftf assesment

liz999991
liz999991 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Listener
in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
had my ESA assessment the hcw said my doctors have not put much info in about all my conditions so it's difficult to make a decision it with be in the hands of the DM who makes the final decision she took copy's if my hospital inpatient letter I gave her and questioned me over a hour confused to who makes the final decision I was believed it was the the hcw who does the Ftf assessment 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    Hi,

    It's your responsibility to send evidence about how your conditions affect your ability to do any type of work and not their's.

    The HCP writes a report of recommendation and the returns it to DWP. A DM then makes the decision not the HCP.

    You can ring DWP to ask for a copy of the assessment report, this will give you some idea what the decision is likely to be as they mostly go with the report.
  • veryconfused
    veryconfused Online Community Member Posts: 57 Contributor
    waiting for a f2f but feeling very unwell,can I rearrange one??
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    veryconfused said:
    waiting for a f2f but feeling very unwell,can I rearrange one??
    Yup, ring the number on the top of the appointment letter. Hope you feel better soon.
  • liz999991
    liz999991 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Listener
    Thank you
  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 1,020 Championing
    for what its worth I often find the assessors at f2f to seem to care more about it me then my gp, e.g. after my f2f, my assessor wrote a letter to my gp about how she feels I have been treated badly.  But to answer your question you can "once" get your appointment rearranged at your request.

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