RECEIVED LETTER TO GO TO JOBCENTRE BUT I'M ON ESA SUPPORT GROUP
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I've received a letter on Friday, saying I have to go to jobcentre, it's titled... WE'RE REVIEWING YOUR BENEFITS AND CIRCUMSTANCES AND YOU MUST COME TO AN OFFICE INTERVIEW. The letter sounds threatening as it says they need my I'd. It says we need to see you because of some changes that may affect your benefit payments. Now, universal credit is coming out in July, in my area, now I'm already on benefits no change in circumstances, and I checked on a site called entitledto I think it was that, I entered postcode and it says if your already in receipt of benefits UC transfer is from July 2019. From July 18 is for new claims, unless you have change in circumstances which I haven't.
I receive esa support group, I was put in this from wrag in Dec 2016, I had an esa50 in Jan this year, I had no face to face, left in support group, I also receive pip standard living which from August that they can review me, could it be UC, a face to face for esa, or reviewing pip,? When I phoned the number it says counter fraud dept. But the guy wasn't in.
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MaryLip Mick222
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Mick222 MaryLip
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Scare tactics? As I mentioned I had no face to face for esa, I was in support group, and I was left in support group, hey-ho, wife tried calling guy in jcp, surprise, he's off till next wed, day of my appointment. Typical.
MaryLip Mick222
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@Mick222 These jobsworths do make me cross, Mick who do these people think they are? Saying you MUST attend, do they not realise that you are a sick man, the problem is if you don't jump to it, you may be further inconvenienced. Good luck and take care.
MaryLip
denise15811 MaryLip
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HI Mary,
If a claimant receives a letter like this to attend an interview, whether it's under caution or maybe because they've been reported by some nosey person then unfortunately they have to attend. If they don't then their benefits will stop. It's not an interview to try to get the claimant back into work.
Thankfully Mick has now sorted it and doesn't have to attended. Just replying to this just in case someone reads it.
MaryLip denise15811
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@denise15811
Hi Denise, thank you for your post, I would imagine it is more than your life's worth if you refuse to attend. It is many years since I had to retire at the age of 47 due to two accidents at work (this was working in an office). I know that things have changed, but in those days, my life was made a misery by the constant medicals I had to endure, each one causing me more back pain. It was such a relief when I was told that I wouldn't have to attend another one.
Thank you for all that you do, it is much appreciated.
MaryLip
denise15811 MaryLip
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HI Mary,
Unfortunately, in many cases yes. Nothing has changed either as regards to attending those medicals for ESA and now PIP of course. It's a constant worry to all those claiming or going through a current claim because no one knows how long they'll continue to receive these benefits for.
As always, it's my pleasure to help anyone that posts, as much as i can that is.
Take care Mary, always good to see your comments. xx
Mick222 MaryLip
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The person, said, I should not be able to claim esa pip cos I can do things myself and not entitled to it, cleaning house ect, yes I can do things when I'm not in a severely depressed state, I have specialist councillors, I have a liver problem and the guy in jobcentre said I was accused of going to Blackpool, I said last time I went to Blackpool was to my mother's grave in 2015. As for Manchester, I go with wife, or to see a friend, once every couple months, a friend who knew about my problems when I was in a rehab and I told him in 2016, so it's someone who's been in house. Guy said he's dropping it, cos he could tell I was in a state. Lowlife scum, whoever it is, some people claim benefits, because of past trauma, anything, I might look OK, but they can't see in my head.
denise15811 Mick222
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Claiming PIP or ESA is not about not being able to do things in life. Just because we can do things sometimes, it doesn't mean benefit fraud is involved. Who ever it was needs to mind their own business. Hopefully that will be the end of it now and you won't hear anything else about it.
Mick222 denise15811
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Thank you Denise, and Mary lip, as for wife being appointee the guy who called me said she can do it, wife needs to call esa place, or we both might need to go into jobcentre. I feel a bit better, if I'd have gone this morning he would have done it for us, but jobcentre ain't a place for me. Just gotta wait till August now for pip form, just wondered will it be the big forty page form again? Or a smaller review form?
denise15811 Mick222
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For your wife to become your appointee you need to ring ESA and ask for this. They will then send a DWP representative out to your home to just ask a few very simple questions and for your wife to sign some forms. The process at home for this will take about 10 minutes. Once it's done when they return to DWP the paper work will be transfered onto the computer, which can take a week or so. Very simple process.
Your PIP if it's a review you'll be sent a shortened version of the original form BUT don't be fooled by this tick box version. The questions will be stayed the same, got worse or improved. I'd advise to tick the relevant box BUT add as much info as possible and use separate sheets of paper if you have to.
Send all your relevant evidence with the form, even if it tells you they don't want to see the evidence they previously seen. Ignore that and send it, with extra if possible. Dont just assume or take anything for granted that your PIP will continue. In your head assume it's your first ever claim. Expect another assessment too because most people have them even for a review.
If your successful then you'll have another award date but if you're not successful your payments will stop 4 weeks after the decision is made, regardless of the award length on your current claim.
denise15811
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Please also bear in mind that the DWP representative will only agree to your wife becoming your appointee if you're unable to manage your money yourself. If you have the mental capacity to do so then they could refuse. Becoming an appointee for someone usually happens when another person doesn't have the mental capacity to look after their own money.