Any News On Aberdeen Or Burnley IS To ESA

[Kicking-Us-Off-ESA]

Has anyone heard any news about the transfere of IS-IB to ESA...

The mind boggles!

[Kicking-Us-Off-ESA]

O'dear perhaps this is to early to tell:sad:

[Kicking-Us-Off-ESA]

O'dear perhaps this is to early to tell:sad:

 

 

Still waiting:roll:

[Kicking-Us-Off-ESA]

Still waiting:roll:

 

Update from Aberdeen,

From B & W.

 

I'm in Aberdeen (one of the trial areas). I have previously been PCA-exempt but have rec'd an ESA50, so don't hold your breath if you were expecting any special or priviledged treatment during migration/re-assessment.

 

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[Kicking-Us-Off-ESA]

Any news or has everyone now passed if so spread the news. LoL.

[emmaf01]

Not in Aberdeen or Burnley, but waiting every day for my ESA50 to arrive.

[Kicking-Us-Off-ESA]

well people it's all abit slow here as to what is going on over the transfer to ESA from IS-IB, there must be news by now of what is going on....

[Kicking-Us-Off-ESA]

Well no "NEWS" im suprised, there has been no news of this change as of yet.

[speedfreek]

Haven't a clue!

 

But googling Burnley IS to ESA brings up some interesting (if not quite worrying) results

 

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=opera&hs=0x1&rls=en&channel=suggest&q=BURNLEY+PARTNERS+WORKLESSNESS+GROUP+december&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

 

These meeting minutes 30 Sep 2010 looks like something you maybe interested in http://burnleycommunity.net/30910.pdf

 

There appears to be Worklessness group for every Council and a quick scan got me an action plan for a council from 2005 so they'll go back a lot further than that me thinks

 

Attending:

Mike Cook Burnley Borough Council

Ann Marie Wrigley Burnley Community Network

Tony Harrison Burnley Community Network

Steve Rowland Young Peoples Service

Joseph Spears-Smith Lancashire County Developments Ltd

Christine Launder SW Burnley Community Centre Enterprise Centre

Stuart Graham Calico Partnerships

Maureen Kelly Burnley College

Ian Plested Burnley Borough Council

Liz Jacobs Department for Work and Pensions

Sally Barnes Jobcentre Plus

seem to say they are monitoring it and that they'll discuss it further in Decembers meeting. Had a quick search yesterday & couldn't find so they're probably not released yet or you could ask the council for em?

 

I'd expect Aberdeen to have a similar group.

[45002]

This man from Aberdeen is not very happy..

 

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/2038023?UserKey=

[paulb1310]

"With the national 'IB(IS) Reassessment exercise' due to commence from 28 February 2011, the DWP has provided an update on the almost 1,700 claimants who have already started having their benefit reassessed as part of a trial that has been taking place in Aberdeen and Burnley since October 2010.

In new guidance issued to local authority housing benefit departments, the DWP advises that -

'As of 27 January 2011, the IB/IS Reassessment customer journey has commenced for 1693 of the 1700 customers; with a small number of customers opting to withdraw from the reassessment exercise and cease their IB claim.

Figures up to 27 January 2011 [show that] -

• 834 customers have been allowed ESA, of those
  
  
  • 389 have moved into the Support Group
    
    
  • 445 have moved into the Work Related Activity Group
    
    
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  332 customers have been disallowed ESA
  [*]
  123 appeals have been received by Jobcentre Plus so far. But as yet, no appeal decisions have been made. 21 customers have however been successfully awarded ESA upon reconsideration of their case pre-appeal.'

NB - approximately 1,000 cases per week will begin to be reassesed as part of the national roll out of the reassessment exercise from 28 February 2011, the DWP adds, rising to 7,000 cases per week from 4 April 2011 and 11,000 cases per week from 9 May 2011."

[watchinginvestigation2010]

When my time comes I will have to request a home visit, dreading it but hey ho, knew it was going to rear its ugly head at some point.

[45002]

So there 2 and half million people on IB the government want to retest for ESA with in 3 years

 

Say it's 11000 a week are tested ? it could be more or less

 

but i think there No way they can do 11000 a week JCP,ATOS and Appeals tribunal cannot cope now

 

11000 x 52 = 572000 a year

 

If my maths is right,that's 1716000 over 3 years

 

There going to be a hell of a lot of paper checks done !

[speedfreek]

It's beginning to filter through

 

http://www.disabilityalliance.org/hbctb-g2-2011.doc

 

http://www.disabilityalliance.org/ibmigrate2.htm

 

Progress so far

6 As of 27 January 2011 the IB/IS Reassessment customer journey has commenced for 1693 of the 1700 customers; with a small number of customers opting to withdraw from the reassessment exercise and cease their IB claim.

7 Figures up to 27 January 2011

• 834 customers have been allowed ESA, of those

- 389 have moved into the Support Group

- 445 have moved into the Work Related Activity Group

• 332 customers have been disallowed ESA

• 123 appeals have been received by Jobcentre Plus so far. But as yet, no appeal decisions have been made. 21 customers have however been successfully awarded ESA upon reconsideration of their case pre-appeal

[45002]

It's beginning to filter through

 

http://www.disabilityalliance.org/hbctb-g2-2011.doc

 

http://www.disabilityalliance.org/ibmigrate2.htm

 

 

I cant see any difference to what paulb1310 Posted on 8th February 2011 16:46