Capability For Work Questionnaire

[Swampey]

Envelope dropped on the door mat this morning, to which my boy retrieved it... oh not another bill but upon opening it to find what is was....Capability For Work Questionnaire...

Oh balls....thought it had been to quite and I'd not been asked to see anyone at the JC since August.....Somewhere in my mind I knew it was coming... and here we go again....

 

The last time 2013..I completed it myself, went for the Atos medical and was kindly informed I was fit for work....appealed it.... won it and then got the JC within weeks of winning my appeal to see what they can offer " How they can help me back to work " Well let me tell you.... no help..no one, no money in the pot for retraining... if you want it then get a loan..so from a support point of view those interviews are a pure waste of time

 

So Ive rung the CAB and ask for them to help me fill this form in and lets see happens from there....

[Nystagmite]

Good luck

 

In the meantime, get as much evidence as you can. And see if you can keep a diary.

[Swampey]

haven't got much new evidence...after winning my appeal..Dr's consultants / specialists told me there's very little more they can do for me with my back.... wont operate...so its just a case of grim and bear it...suffer the continuous pain... yes I got meds to fall back on if I need but life being zonked out 24/7 isnt what I call a decent quality of life for me or my family...

[Guest Miss Anxious]

If I were you I'd still send in the old evidence you have, and get a supporting letter from your doctor to say there is nothing more they can do for you.

 

I was told that a few years ago about my back, and then last year I requested a referral to another surgeon for a second opinion, and he offered to operate......so don't give up....ask for a second opinion.

 

PS I'm not a doctor....

[reallymadwoman]

And don't forget to send a copy of the tribunal decision or they'll think their last assessment was accurate.

[Swampey]

Ok Thanks I will

 

They wont be able to speak with my first consultant as he's been dead a few years, second consultant is still about... consultant at the pain clinic closed the file..no more could be done and the third consultant... notice that I had issues with 2 discs in the lower back but wasnt enough to warrant an operation.and he couldn't answer why I was still in continuous pain .. only remember him quoting.. if you lost weight and stopped smoking .. did both of these and it didn't do anything to help made the pain worse....and I don't see it fair to keep nagging my GP...don't she can do much more

[Swampey]

Yeh all

 

Its truly amazing on how the DWP work.... beginning of week what came through the post an ESA50 work capability assessment, then at the end of the week this morning call from the local JC... and was she surprised when I mentioned the fact that this form had arrived..I think not, but they want you to believe they know nothing about it.... of course she knew... they obviously get a list of ppl written to....after all Ive not heard from the JC since August last year

 

The call in my view was just the ppl at the job centre trying to sound a person out, justifying there own job roles and finding out what are my intentions...Dont think she liked it when I stated that I did ask the JC for some funding for a course and heard nothing from them... not even email or phone call to say sorry we cant do...

But when I mention if & when I'm better that Im going self employed she was there with..Oh come and see us then we'll help you.... excuse me Ive been asking for help for over 2 years and there hasn't been any

[antone]

The JC adviser who called you would not have known that an ESA50 had been issued. She could have made an effort to find out, but why would she bother? The Med Ref team which issues ESA50s doesn't usually leave a note about it in the general system. I used to process ESA and I called many claimants. I rarely knew when an ESA50 had been sent because it wasn't relevant to the query I was dealing with.

 

Did she give you a reason for the call, or ask you to do anything like attend an interview or the like? JC staff don't make random calls to claimants to "justify their job roles" - there simply isn't time. There's too much to do, and too few staff to do it, without spending time calling claimants for no reason.