Hi, my name is Amberpearl! Waiting for a dwp health assessment
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Thanks for that.poppy123456 said:Floydiee1995 said:vulcan56 said:after i failed my second assessment i remember my job center adviser saying you have to be nearly dead before you can pass hardly any one passesWhat baffles me is I’m now receiving LCWRA and scored maximum points, yet on the PIP assessment I scored 0 for everything! (I do understand there is a difference in esa and pip assessments) My UC adviser is brilliant and has told me to go for PIP again (I didn’t appeal last year) and I’m absolutely petrified, I don’t want too.The criteria for LCWRA is not about scoring points, it's about meeting at least one of the descriptors the majority of the time.PIP descriptors are different and you need to score at least 8 points for an award. For daily living there's 10 acitivities and mobility there's 2.They are 2 totally different benefits, with different criteria. Being found to have LCWRA doesn't mean you're automatically entitled to PIP.With good reason you have 13 months to request the Mandatory Reconsideration. How long was it that the decision was made on the PIP?To constantly reapply using the same evidence you previously used could see another refusal.I let was 2 years ago now I believe so to late so will have to start again but my GP and occupational therapist has said they will help me with it this time round0 -
Hi Tori and many thanks for your input.Tori_Scope said:I can see how having a negative experience could put you off @Floydiee1995, but it's worth going for if you think you're eligible for an award
Have you reviewed the PIP descriptors (pipinfo.net) to see where you might be able to score points, and thought of some evidence to support what you're saying? Well my occupational therapist, GP and UC advisor has told me to go for it again so I think I should although they have said they will support me through the process as i can’t tolerate lots of different things I get easily agitated unfortunately. But I have the help available from medical professionals so hopefully will be better this time around0 -
i still have no date for my health assessment i posted the form on the 10 feb i think
i have problems with my liver too dr thinks i have gallstones as well as fatty liver and a blocked bile duct0 -
You shouldn’t be waiting much longer hun. I posted mine in January and had to call them mid February as hadn’t heared anything but was waiting for something that they hadn’t asked me for… maybe give them a call as I then had mine on the 11th March and got my letter on Sunday (27th March).Amberpearl said:i still have no date for my health assessment i posted the form on the 10 feb i think
i have problems with my liver too dr thinks i have gallstones as well as fatty liver and a blocked bile ductGood luck and maybe a good idea to update your diagnosis to them too!0 -
That's only about 7 weeks since you posted it, which really isn't long at all. The backlogs are huge in most areas. Some members here are waiting at least several months for the assessment. Others have waited as long as a year. So you maybe waiting quite some time yet.Amberpearl said:i still have no date for my health assessment i posted the form on the 10 feb i think
i have problems with my liver too dr thinks i have gallstones as well as fatty liver and a blocked bile duct
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I'm. Still waiting for the dwp health assessment. Been 4 months now not heard anything. In the meantime I still have to get fit notes from the drs0
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Still on restart program. I told them I have a fit note, but I'm told until I have my dwp health assessment it's mandatory I so. Restart. They keep. Changing the advisor a too. Keep going on about courses
I'm. Having cbt the therapy over the phone. I've been referred to trauma therapy as I have ptsd. Long waiting list
Yet job centre and restart won't leave me alone0 -
I'm. Still waiting for the dwp health assessment
Been 4 months now
Could they have forgotten me0 -
I'm. Struggling to manage finances as universal credit not enough money t I live on
I've been waiting for my dwp health assessment 4 months now
I. Have ptsd and anxiety and food from food bank
It's hard to live on no money
Restart and job centre won't leave me alone
The anxiety I feel if I'm. Forced outside is terrible
I have nightmare s and a bladder problem I wake up for the toilet up to 18 times a night. Plus sweating every night
Yet the job centre and restart keep saying don't worry you will get a job soon! Its been 2 years and I'm. In no fit state to. Work
Been waiting 4 months for the health assessment now
I've heard not many pass0 -
That's normal some people are waiting up to a year others just wait few months its just a postcode lottery0
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Who do I call. I don't know who will do it or where0
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It will be the Health Assessment Advisory Service that do work capability assessments. The number is 0800 288 8777. See link. https://chdauk.co.uk/your-assessment/types-of-assessments/employment-and-support-allowance-esa/
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thank you so i can ring that number to find out when my appointment is aand whereid prefer over phone due to my anxiety0
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Yes, they may not be able to tell you today when your assessment will be but they maybe able to give you some idea of the timescale. If there's a cancellation they maybe able to offer you an appointment sooner. There's no harm in asking for a telephone assessment.
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so its not the dwp who answer0
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DWP don’t have anything to do with the assessments.Amberpearl said:so its not the dwp who answer0 -
Thanks for the update @Amberpearl I'm sorry you've not heard anything, you could ask for an update on your journal if you haven't already.
If you have been submitting sick notes for a long time and have not received a UC50 to complete, you should ask your work coach to send you one.
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Are you sure I haven't been forgotten0
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Hi @Amberpearl it's more likely that there's a large backlog for work capability assessments, and it can take some time for one to become available.
If you can, contact the number Poppy has shared, or if you have access to a journal, leave a note on that, asking for an update on things, a timescale for when you might get an appointment.
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Amberpearl said:Are you sure I haven't been forgottenThey haven't forgotten you. It's been 4 months which really isn't long. Some people are waiting several months and more. If you're concerned please ring the health assessment providers with the number i gave.If it's ESA you're claiming and not Universal Credit then you won't have access to any journal.0
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