Hello, my sister in law scored just 9 points in her medical assessment with Atos and had her ESA stopped. He GP signed her off as sick indefinitely so she has been refused JSA ....she gets £132 per month plus rent paid and rates. I have to pick up shortfall. She has a mild learning disability and suffers awful anxiety attacks when she throws things around and harms herself. What am I to do.....I have spoken to unnamed people at jobcenter + who are so slick but a waste of time. If my sister in law did not have me and my wife she would suely join the [PHRASE REMOVED]
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You sister-in-law can challenge the Decision that she is Fit for Work.
The first stage to doing this is to request a Mandatory Reconsideration which requires a new Decision Maker to look at all of the evidence to see if they can make an award, unfortunately she will not be paid while this happens.
Have a look at our ESA MR & Appeal guide for more information, there are also template letters and submission that you can use on the following link.
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