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Hi @rebel11, were you expecting this to happen? If you are unsure if the dates are mixed up then I would recommend ringing them to get this clarified.
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Hi Chloe_Scope
Yes on the 'Support Group' bit, but no on the dates; on the last page it says 'the amounts on this page apply from 8 October 2019 to 25 November 2019.
Normally it would be a year. I might get a letter around 25th Nov with a year. I might be wrong, lets see.
If they find out that I can lift the telephone receiver for a few minutes and speak they might order another pointless assessment which was a total waste of time;
I spent a couple of days filling in the ESA50 with so much detail and my doctor spent 2 minutes filling in the form he received; but he put the wrong information in the wrong section so all my conditions made me fit for work.
Thanks for responding.
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rebel11 said:Hi Chloe_Scope
Yes on the 'Support Group' bit, but no on the dates; on the last page it says 'the amounts on this page apply from 8 October 2019 to 25 November 2019.
Normally it would be a year. I might get a letter around 25th Nov with a year. I might be wrong, lets see.
If they find out that I can lift the telephone receiver for a few minutes and speak they might order another pointless assessment which was a total waste of time;
I spent a couple of days filling in the ESA50 with so much detail and my doctor spent 2 minutes filling in the form he received; but he put the wrong information in the wrong section so all my conditions made me fit for work.
Thanks for responding.
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Thanks Poppy123456
Everything the DWP is confusing; I got about 7 letters from the DWP on the same day, when they could have put everything in a single A4 sheet. It's all designed to create 'stress and anxiety', when there is no need to do so.
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You're welcome. Yes indeed, there's nothing straight forward with DWP and the ESA letters are the most confusing of all. Great news about the Support Group decision by the way!
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I hope @poppy123456 has been able to answer your question.
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Chloe_Scope said:I hope @poppy123456 has been able to answer your question.
Yes, I'll wait until the end November, what we know for fact is that the DWP love to send letters, so they'll send something, Let's wait and see.
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ESA Support Group is ongoing this means you won't receive another letter at the end of November because it will just continue.
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poppy123456 said:ESA Support Group is ongoing this means you won't receive another letter at the end of November because it will just continue.
O/T If I need to act I do, an example,
I've been with an energy company for less then a month, I gave them a reading on 27th Sept - 3,000, on 11th Oct it was still 3,000, on 12th Oct they manually changed it to 16,000. On 14th Oct I contacted the CEO of the company, it's back to 3,000; I've already contacted OFGEM. I was speaking to them about my previous supplier. All energy sapping, but it has to be done. -
No, they never send more letters because as advised, ESA is ongoing and ESA award letters never had dates on them because you can be reassessed anytime from 3 months.The only reason why that letter has a date on it is because of the Christmas bonus and that's why it confuses everyone. You can of course ring to ask for a letter but it will tell you you're in the support group for an ongoing period and it will not state a date.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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poppy123456 said:No, they never send more letters because as advised, ESA is ongoing and ESA award letters never had dates on them because you can be reassessed anytime from 3 months.The only reason why that letter has a date on it is because of the Christmas bonus and that's why it confuses everyone. You can of course ring to ask for a letter but it will tell you you're in the support group for an ongoing period and it will not state a date.
9th April to 25th November 2019.
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Yes, that will be the annual letters that everyone receives yearly in April, note the usual November cut off date in each of those letters.
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But April to November isn't annual.
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April is the annual benefit increases for some benefits, which is why they send letters around that time. November is the date of the cut off period for the Christmas bonus and for 1 week there's 10 extra. This is why the letter only state until this date but there won't be another letter sent after that.I'm sorry i can't give you any further advice, it's just the way ESA works and the odd way those letters are always worded.You can ring and ask how long your award is for but that just a guide because they can reassess you anytime from 3 months. To be honest, i never ring to ask how long for my claim because the work capability assessment form can come through the door at anytime.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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