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ESA Assessment Decision WRAG or SG

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marco34274
marco34274

Hi All, I've been waiting for 5weeks now, anyone knows how long do I have to wait...?

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  • ChrisA15
    ChrisA15 marco34274

    Posted

    I believe decisions can take up to 12 weeks. I phoned on week 13 for an update and was told I didn't need an assessment, that I was placed in the SG and a letter was sent out confirming that. It was almost like exact opposite of my PIP experience.  

  • michael2016
    michael2016 marco34274

    Posted

    Hi, every case is different, I had mine in December and decision done in two days, moved from WRAG to Sg, I think it depends on where you live to. Have you had a face to face or is the 5 weeks from when you returned the form.?
  • belgravia
    belgravia marco34274

    Posted

    Sadly Marco how long is a peice of string as some areas can make it pretty quickly while others can take much longer.
  • denise15811
    denise15811 marco34274

    Posted

    As everyone has said there's no time scale really. It takes as long as it takes, sorry. There's also no gaurantee you'll be placed in a group so please bear that in mind. Getting into one of the groups is very hard. You may want to ring and ask for a copy of the assessment report just incase things to go the way you want.

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