Complex Benefit question.

[MIKEY DABODEE]

What Rate of IB does the husband get, they may have been entitled to I.S for many years.

Also how does she know her stamp is up to date?

If she has been claiming IB credits only todate this is the reason why, so the info given to claim was correct....

[MIKEY DABODEE]

DLA and ESA are seperate benefits... You are correct if she is a carer then yes her stamp will be credited, if she wasnt a carer then IB would have credited it instead.

 

If she wants to now she can chose not to pursue her ESA claim, no problem there, and if she is still in receipt of Carers then she will continue to get her stamp.

Her partners claim to IS will also continue on the grounds of his IB..

 

When they call him over to ESA, if she is still claiming Carers Allowance they can if they chose decide to claim I.S in her name, an option if he fails his ESA medical

 

I dont they will look at her DLA if she decides not to persue her ESA.....

its two different DMS

Edited April 12, 2012 by MIKEY DABODEE

[MIKEY DABODEE]

Its up to her really. if she doesnt fill in the form then they will just close the IB and ESA interest on non return of the ESA50..

If she fills in the form but doesnt attend the medical, then it will be the same result

 

If she doesnt want to go ahead with the claim why put herself through it.

But then again she may fill in the form and they may decide straight pass no medical needed, who can say..

 

Maybe hedge the bets, fill in the form, and see what happens, straight fail dont appeal, needs medical dont attend if dont want to, or straight pass then hey presto

[MIKEY DABODEE]

Background: The face-to-face WCA and ESA50 form

 

The WCA is used to determine entitlement for ESA, and is conducted by Atos Healthcare on behalf of Jobcentre Plus. As part of the WCA, most people who apply for ESA are required to attend a face-to-face assessment[3]. This is conducted by a Healthcare Professional (HCP), who may be a doctor, nurse, or physiotherapist. It assesses a person’s physical, mental health, cognitive, and intellectual functions.

The face-to-face WCA is guided by information the customer provides on an ESA50 form, which they complete and return to Atos Healthcare before they are called for a face-to-face assessment. The ESA50 form is a questionnaire asking how a person’s health condition and/or disability affects their ability to conduct activites of daily living. It also asks about any medication or treatment they are receiving, and details of their GP and any other professionals providing care.

Upon receipt of the completed ESA50, which is scrutinised by an HCP at Atos Healthcare, further medical evidence may be requested from a customer’s GP, or other treating physician.

A Jobcentre Plus Decision Maker uses a report of the WCA provided by Atos Healthcare to help decide whether a person is entitled to ESA, and if so, whether they should be placed in the ESA Work-Related Activity Group (WRAG) or Support Group. Chapter 1 in the main report of this research provides more detail on the WCA, WFHRA, and ESA claim process. Of all completed initial WCAs (ie, excluding those still in progress or withdrawn before completing assessment, and before taking into account any appeals) to the end of July 2010, 65 per cent were found Fit for Work, 25 per cent were allocated to the WRAG and ten per cent to the Support Group.[4]

 

I think that if the customer doesnt return the ESA50 then it goes no further end of claim unless they show good reason why they didnt return the form in the first place, and if returned then ATOS contacts the GP for more info if needed...

It would be an avoidable expense to write out to a GP for more info iro of a customer when it may not be needed, if for example no form where to be returned in the first place...

I dont process ESA but the above supports this..

 

If for any reasons the DLA was stopped because of the ESA medical then google the result to what happens if it goes to tribunal

its doesnt sit well at all..

There are differenet criterias for claiming both benefits, and the evidence for one cant be used for the other.

The DlA is usually reinstated by the looks of it

Edited April 12, 2012 by MIKEY DABODEE