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  • Matthewsheehy24
    Matthewsheehy24 Community member Posts: 72 Courageous
    Poppy you said my doctor wouldn’t be able to write something for me because he doesn’t know how my illness effects me day to day well how can someone from dwp that work in a office got no medical experience make a decision on my illness and has never met me.But they can make decisions on people’s illness 
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
    I've not even been to the job centre in over 3 years I'm in wrag I'm hoping Ile be put back into support group I should hear from them in next 2 weeks they said 
  • Matthewsheehy24
    Matthewsheehy24 Community member Posts: 72 Courageous
    Fingers crossed for you laney 
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
    Let me know how you get on please
  • Matthewsheehy24
    Matthewsheehy24 Community member Posts: 72 Courageous
    No problem I’ll more information on Wednesday. Have you had your medical laney
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
    No my doctor asked for a home visit I got a letter to say they had enough evidence so no medical needed 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,330 Disability Gamechanger
    As i advised, you will need to speak to welfare rights and they will give you face to face advice. I'm afraid i can't advise you any further but wish you good luck and hope you get the right decision for you.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
    I have a specialist at the hospital aswell as I have PTSD so he wrote a letter aswell 
  • Matthewsheehy24
    Matthewsheehy24 Community member Posts: 72 Courageous
    Hopefully you get back in the support group.Good luck and let us know how you get on.
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
  • worried33
    worried33 Community member Posts: 492 Pioneering
    edited December 2018
    Poppy is sort of right,

    the actual descriptors have stayed the same.

    However the DWP have been constantly reviewing and tweaking things in terms of interpretation to determine if someone may or may not hit a descriptor.  An example been on imaginary aids to assist with mobility, thats one thats been tweaked since ESA was introduced.
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
    Does anyone know how long it takes for a decision to be made in what group I will be in 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,330 Disability Gamechanger
    laney1970 said:
    Does anyone know how long it takes for a decision to be made in what group I will be in 
    There's no timescales to any decisions. 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.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
    Hi I received my medical report very confusing 
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
    It says I advise the client meets the criteria for limited capability for work and work related activity then in the next bit of letter it says instability in mental health likely to deteriorate under added pressure or stress such as been asked to engage in work or work related activity does that mean there advising I stay in wrag on move back to support group
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,330 Disability Gamechanger
    That's Support Group recommendation. Usually they go with the report, it's very rare to go against it. You do need to wait for the decision though.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • laney1970
    laney1970 Community member Posts: 85 Connected
    I hope it's support group it's giving me a lot of stress at the moment been fighting it for 4 months now 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,330 Disability Gamechanger
    They word it differently now and Support Group is Limited capability for work related activity (LCWRA) Seems like it's reg 35.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.

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