Reassessment HCP/Maximus Report - ** PLACED IN SUPPORT GROUP **

[jason2723637]

I thought I sent quite good evidence with my last ESA50 but they still insisted on a F2F. Beats me how they decide whether a F2F is required. I really don't know though whether sending that evidence helped my case in other ways.

 

yeh this is what I was getting at like if you still end up on a F2F after sending in supporting evidence at the ESA50 stage (ie is it too early?) then you have to still send it ie the same evidence if that's all you have both at MR stage and if it goes to the Tribunal at appeal unless you pass the WCA by "taking your list of relevant symptoms checked against the relevant descriptors stated these clearly to the assessor and hope they don't try and pull a fast one"

[jason2723637]

If you don't send supporting evidence, then you run the risk of having a three year fight to be placed in the correct group like I did.

Won't be making that mistake again!

 

 

here here (not sounding like IDS like)

[RaeUK]

... I sent my esa50 reassessment form back for a deadline of 15th Jan. Not heard nowt. Mind you, it did take four years to finally get allocated the support group in the first place, so here's hoping things'll be a tadge quicker this time round ...

Not worth a new thread, but, after the awful time of a few years ago, I'm pleased to say the brown envelope slipped silently through my letterbox today and I'm being left in the Support Group. Phew!

Due to the nature of my illness there's not a lot that anyone can do and, essentially, you're left to self-medicate and manage your own decline. Apart from a yearly check-up. I'm happy with that, but it does mean you don't have much in the way of supporting evidence. A couple of spirometry test results and that's about it. So, as you can imagine, I'm pretty damned relieved.

Looking at the date of the letter, it took just under one calendar month to deal with. Are the DWP getting faster?

[tommy456]

Getting fast ,too right they are ,they are going for a record cull this year

[Guest Miss Anxious]

I'm just about to send mine off today. Is it usual to ring them up to ask the outcome or is it best to worry, and wait for them to contact you? Or should I call my advisor at the jobcentre, who so far have been nice to me?Miss Anxious

[RaeUK]

Personally, I'd leave it a good 4+ weeks after sending it before calling. It does take a little while to go through the process. Send it off 'signed for' though.

[Guest Miss Anxious]

When you send supporting evidence, roughly how many pages would you send?

 

Miss Anxious

[reallymadwoman]

Everything you have, you can't send too much.

[Guest Miss Anxious]

They said not to send hospital appointments, letters, so I didn't?

[RaeUK]

It's difficult to say. Whatever you feel is important and relevant to proving your illness, imo. They do try to discourage acres of bumpf but, then again, it's their job to assess it. I sent, quite literally, just three pieces of paper in support of my ESA50, because that's all I had which was relevant to my problem. That said, I'm 'fortunate' in that my illness is physical, obvious, straightforward and well documented as far as what it does and what the prognosis is.