Incapacity benefits stopped

[sadflower]

Help please, my benefit was stopped because I could not travel to a medical, my own Dr requested a home visit. I appealed the closure of my benefit in aug and have just received today my appeal was disallowed. I have had no money, nor medication since sept and owe quite a bit of money to my family that has kept me going over the past 4 months.

 

Now my rent assistance will stop and I will probably be evicted, I can't travel the distance required for this medical and my Dr supported this, what can I do now. I am in a terrible state over this.

[Trilby274]

Unbelievable! Get on to your MP immediately - and keep on at him until something is done. Get a letter from your doctor confirming that you cannot travel and send a copy of it to your MP as well. Get your local press involved. Send an email to Gordon Brown! In fact, shout from the rooftops in any way you can.

 

This is intolerable.

[julie1961]

I receive incapacity benefit & disability living allowance, I am worried as my review for IB is due soon & I have agraphobia & don't go out. Last time they made me attend the medical & it was very traumatic so I don't think I can do it this time. I recently had a medical from my DLA & the doctor came to me but they won't use the results of that medical for my IB renewal.

Have you claimed DLA, you can claim income support on top of this as its not a means tested benefit?

[sadflower]

I can't claim anything unless they come to me with the paperwork to fill in. I have written to my MP and complained to the secretary of state, I am waiting to hear back. Thank you for your replies.

[julie1961]

Get in touch with occupational therapy, they will come to you & help fill the forms in then send them off for you.

[Zamzara]

Unbelievable! Get on to your MP immediately - and keep on at him until something is done. Get a letter from your doctor confirming that you cannot travel and send a copy of it to your MP as well. Get your local press involved. Send an email to Gordon Brown! In fact, shout from the rooftops in any way you can.

 

This is intolerable.

 

With respect, this won't work. There is a certain judicial procedure to be followed and an MP cannot just over-ride it. Also i doubt they will care as people have their beenfits stopped all the time.

 

The only way the decision can be changed now is if there are grounds to set aside the tribunal's decision or if the decision was wrong in law, it can be appealed to a higher tribunal: this really requires the help of a specialist welfare rights adviser. (Assuming it was a tribunal, not just a reconsideration by the DWP - in which case, make a proper appeal.)

 

Also housing benefit should not be affected by this.

[emmaf01]

Get your local council welfare rights officer involved- phone them and they will usually come out for a home visit in cases like yours.

 

They handle appeals/tribunals, and will make sure you can get what you are entitled to in the mean time. They also help complete your DLA application- and are very successful as they know exactly what to write.

 

They helped me when my IB was stopped due to a bad medical, winning at appeal/tribunal and then got me DLA. Definitely worth speaking to.

[sadflower]

Thank you everyone, I will contact the council welfare rights.