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10 years 1 week ago #120148 by Gordon
It will depend entirely on whether your attending contradicts anything that you have stated on the ESA50, for example; if you have to travel by public transport and the nearest bus stop is more than 200m and you stated that you have problems mobilising.
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yesuf wrote: Thanks Gordon.
the adviser seem not cooperative person as compared him to my previous one. So it could be due to him (may be not due to change of rule).. I am suffering from severe ankylosing spondylitis which affect my spine neck hips and other joints. Do you think WRA affect my future assessment?
It will depend entirely on whether your attending contradicts anything that you have stated on the ESA50, for example; if you have to travel by public transport and the nearest bus stop is more than 200m and you stated that you have problems mobilising.
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10 years 1 week ago - 10 years 1 week ago #120159 by yesuf
Gordon
sorry I forgot on thing, my advisor told me the actvity that I am going to participate is called jop centre plus offer . Do you have any idea about that?
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The law regarding WFIs and WRA has not changed, but this only defines a broad umbrella under which the DWP can operate, their internal procedures regular change and it is not impossible that this happened in February without us being aware, it is also quite possible that the advisor is fibbing.
Either way it does not matter, as a requirement to attend is mandatory unless you can get it deferred, which seems unlikely, or you can arrange for it to be held over the phone.
They cannot stop your ESA in total, but you can sanctioned for the Personal Allowance which is usually £71.70/week. A sanction remains in place until the original requirement is satisfied with an additional penalty based on how many offences there have been. Any Decision to sanction a claimant can be appealed.
Attending a WFI will have some impact on a future assessment as it will indicate that they do not meet some of the top Mental Health Descriptors for the Support Group.
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sorry I forgot on thing, my advisor told me the actvity that I am going to participate is called jop centre plus offer . Do you have any idea about that?
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10 years 1 week ago #120165 by Gordon
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yesuf
There is actually little up to date information on this as it appears to date back to 2011, so hardly new!
The following is a summary of the "offer"
If you do an internet search for "jobcentre plus offer" there are several evaluation reports which contain more information (although you still need to dig it out), the latest dated November 2013, suggests that whilst more successful than the regime it replaced, it has still only has limited success win regard to ESA claimants.
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There is actually little up to date information on this as it appears to date back to 2011, so hardly new!
The following is a summary of the "offer"
Launched in April 2011, the new Jobcentre Plus Offer was designed to change the way that Jobcentre Plus operates by placing an increased focus on outcomes rather than procedural targets. To achieve this there has been a move away from nationally mandated processes towards flexibility at the local level, with Jobcentre Plus staff being given the flexibility to provide tailored support which will best move claimants towards paid work.
If you do an internet search for "jobcentre plus offer" there are several evaluation reports which contain more information (although you still need to dig it out), the latest dated November 2013, suggests that whilst more successful than the regime it replaced, it has still only has limited success win regard to ESA claimants.
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