BREAKING NEWS - REPEAT WCA medicals to be stopped

[worried33]

yeah I had a look at that site which I am a member of still.

 

It seems I Cannot reply to the topic on there, they have I guess locked people out of it.

 

I do feel that site has an agenda like they want to try and push the idea that the entire country has huge backlogs and that the vast majority of people will be deferred, this I think is a very bad attitude from them, and number one advice I have always been given is to expect the worst, so them telling people to expect the best goes bang on against that. Especially when its clear many people are not been deferred.

[MrMinaj13]

i am dreading the re-assesment. it should be due in January so when am i likely to hear from them?

will it still be ATOS?

im very confused by whats going on...

[Belfaster]

I think they normally send out an ESA50 form two months before your review date, ATOS are still in charge of assessments as far as I know.

[delilahsahb]

I still haven't had anything from them yet. Mines was due May. DWP said I would probably hear about September but still not heard.

[MrMinaj13]

I still haven't had anything from them yet. Mines was due May. DWP said I would probably hear about September but still not heard.

 

so what happens, you just carry on on ESA as normal?

[delilahsahb]

Yes. When I spoke to them back in May/June they said I would get paid as usual. They told me I would probably hear in September about assessment but ive had nothing. Payments still going in as normal. To be honest, DWP weren't exactly helpful on the phone, I was waiting to hear them say about this 2 year deferral but September was the best I got out of them. Im in the South East of Scotland if that helps'

[**Margaret**]

:Update:

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/maximus-appointed-to-carry-out-health-assessments-for-the-department-for-work-and-pensions

 

Well that's the theory. I'll reserve judgement about the practice until we see a dent in the 500,000+ claimants currently waiting for an assessment. A figure which doesn't include many routine reassessments.

 

However it's clear that a few routine reassessments are being done. Anyone who's worried that s/he's missed an ESA50 questionnaire or appointment from Atos can phone them on 08002 888777 to check.

 

Margaret.

[sirbob10]

We are in NE England and I called on behalf of my husband in March and was told his assessment had been deferred until 2016. We've heard nothing since although ATOS have just done his PIP assessment last week.

[**Margaret**]

:Personal Independence Payments:

 

The much publicised parting of the ways between Atos and Government over work capability assessments doesn't affect the separate contract Atos have to do assessments for personal independence payments in some parts of Britain.

 

Margaret.

[worried33]

Got my ESA50 as expected a couple of weeks ago.

 

I still believe this is not a nationwide deferral, just in specific areas with backlogs.

 

Cant say I am happy that its a postcode lottery whether you get a stress free deferral or not.

[rds60h]

The original statement about the Deferrals did say that things could change at any time, so it is just a case of accepting that any extra time received has been a bonus of stress free time and try and stay stress free until as and when you receive a new ESA50

[worried33]

Well I had the ESA50 sent to me, I filled it in and returned, but I was awarded SG without a WCA. As usual no idea how long for, I just got the letter confirming the payments.

[Guest]

Same happened to me in Jan 2014, i rang up and asked how long, i got 2 yrs peace granted. Goodness knows what next Jan will bring. Glad you got some peace.

[delilahsahb]

Still haven't heard about mine. Should have been re-assessed last year. I was awarded P.I.P. until Dec'15 and got my renewal the first week of January, have heard back from Atos to say I might be called in for a medical in around 26 weeks?? That will still be 6 months before my award is due to end. It is looking like ESA and PIP are in a bit of a mess

[liverbird37]

I didn't get a deferral at my Romford assessment office. ESA50 sent bang on time last April. Hadn't heard a thing. Waited and waited expecting to get a medical assessment again. Called them up as the stress of not knowing what was going on was killing me.

 

Surprised to find they'd made a decision in October 2014 to leave me in support group for 3yrs, no medical this time. May be because I got lucky at last assessment in 2013 as passed their assessment for support group. Would have been nice for them to have told me.

[carly123]

Hi,my reassessment was due the 14th of this month,had'nt heard anything,started to panic incase they sent form out and I didn't get it.

I phoned them and they said they won't be contacting me until dec 2016 to be reassessed for March 2017,so the scans are still running.

I may not get the full 2 years out of it but it cheered me up as I have been stressing about it.

[Belfaster]

This seems to be the case with a lot of ESA claims, my review date was last year in November, have subsequently found out that it is now November this year. The difference over here in N Ireland is that ATOS are still in charge of assessments as they have a separate contract with the DSD as opposed to the DWP over there, no doubt Maximus will take over after the welfare reforms have been introduced.

[geriann]

BREAKING NEWS - REPEAT WCA medicals to be stopped

 

 

does anyone know what's happened about this?

 

 

yesterday [25th Aug] i got another ESA50 form.

 

1yr 1m 3wk 1 day after my medical & only 9m 4wk 3 days since i appealed & was put into the Support Group of ESA.

 

 

 

will i have to go to another medical?