Tribunal coming up, money worries - ** WON **

[trev1865]

scanning the web it seems support group is much more beneficial for her than wrag

if she is put in the wrag can she appeal again immediatly?

[estellyn]

scanning the web it seems support group is much more beneficial for her than wrag

if she is put in the wrag can she appeal again immediatly?

 

she can't challenge a Tribunal decision without an error of law. In order to see if one has been made, get the advisers who helped to request a statement of reasons, and look at it for you to see if there's scope for a challenge.

[trev1865]

thanks again everyone

on line 3 of her decision notice it says she is awarded esa with the support component

i take it this means she is indeed on the support group?

fantastic result if so but it took so long and was so stressful

i really feel for those still going through what we did

[antone]

thanks again everyone

on line 3 of her decision notice it says she is awarded esa with the support component

i take it this means she is indeed on the support group?

fantastic result if so but it took so long and was so stressful

i really feel for those still going through what we did

 

Yes, that means she is in the Support Group.

[obiter dictum]

When i won my Tribunal after 7 months, it took the DWP two weeks to refund me all the backdated money owed. You will Not need any more medical certificates being in the support group but be prepared to summoned to another ATOS inquisition at any time.

 

I am lucky i now live in Northern Ireland and we do not have the ATOS inquisition over here. It is still the Department of Social Security and they treat you with respect, unlike the DWP.

[trev1865]

she has been told and in writing she does not need to be reassesed for 2 years

[trev1865]

hi

we are finding out that winning an appeal tribunal isnt the end of the stress!

still had no notification letter from dwp..esa payment went in bank at usual time but on old rate.

rang up esa yesterday they said nothing showing up and better to take the decision notice to our local jobcentre

was taken by suprise but we said we would never go to jobcentre again whatever happens

it just makes us ill

we didnt tell advisor this though as was taken by suprise.

even thogh this is an appointment to show the decision notice booked by us can they sanction esa when we dont turn up?

also this morning had a missed call from the esa number we rang yesterday..is this normal?

wish we had been more patient and not rang them now!

[antone]

If the appointment at the JC was booked solely for the purpose of sending a copy of the decision notice to the benefit processing centre (which sounds like the case) then no, no ESA sanction can be applied for failing to attend it.

[trev1865]

Phew thanks one less worry

[estellyn]

You can post a copy of the decision notice in, the address should be on any decision letters you previously received. It will take up to two weeks to reach the desk of the decision maker. I'm not sure if they still accept faxes (if you can access one) , but you could call and request a callback from the decision maker to see if they'll give you a fax number.

 

Your call could well have been the decision maker either to give direction on getting the notice to them, or to tell you they've found the notice from the Tribunal.

[trev1865]

another update...still had no written notification from dwp

got appeal tribunal to resend decision notice

eventually spoke to someone at dwp who was helpful

said decision was recieved on 7 july but there is a backlog from last november..however they have put jackies case at the top of the pile

hopefully get it sorted this week

[citizenB]

That is good news, hopefully you will have the written notification soon.

 

Very bad they are so behind in their administration !