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ESA appeals feedback from our forum
Going from 0 points to 24 points at an ESA appeal
As our members so often prove:
just because you’ve been found capable of work by the DWP, that doesn’t mean you can’t get employment and support allowance (ESA).
In our forums we hear from people like compactgirl who was found capable of work by the DWP, but got put into the support group at her ESA appeal.
And we get posts from people like laurie who only needed three extra points at her tribunal right up to people like julesg who went from 0 points to 24 points at her ESA appeal.
(There’s links to more ESA appeal posts at the bottom of this page. )
The reality is that around 8,000 people a month currently lodge an appeal against an ESA decision and according to Tribunal Service statistics about 40% of those people - over 3,000 - will win their appeal and be awarded ESA.
So, appealing is DEFINITELY NOT a waste of time.
Improve your chances
And that’s true no matter what the Atos doctor or nurse might have written about you in the medical report and no matter how few points you scored.
But there are many things you can do to improve your chances of success at your appeal hearing. For example:
- Ask for an oral hearing – the success rate at paper hearings is very low indeed.
- Make sure you know all the deadlines and don’t miss any of them.
- Go through every point scoring descriptor in the test using our guides, to decide if there are any points you could ask the tribunal for that you didn’t realise might apply when you filled out your questionnaire.
- Look at the safety-net ‘exceptional circumstances’ regulations and decide whether any of them might apply to you.
- Submit supporting medical and non-medical evidence.
- Watch a hearing before attending yours, so you know exactly what happens at a tribunal first-hand.
- Be aware of the importance of issues like how you travel to the appeal hearing and the clothes you wear.
 Our unique, highly detailed guides will take you step-by-step through the entire process of appealing and ensure that you give yourself the best possible chance of getting the correct decision.
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More forum feedback
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Won my appeal
Another ESA appeal won
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