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Re; ESA claim missed appointmnet what now?
- mummysmiley
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Am new here i claim ESA andhave severe anxiety imissed 2 appointment onebecause of severe anxiety is it right they're going to put me in jsa now very scared. my carer wrote dwp icant face upto degrading assessment.
i been waiting since september 2014
i filled in 2 forms 1 in sept 2014 and then again in jan 2016 buti'm still assessment phase. i was pregnant in 2014 gave birth in 2015 i sent them matb1 certificate and doctor even put stress in pregnancy but still assessment and letters for ready for voluntary work interviewwhilst pregnant even tho i spent day in hospital. when i called the dwp hotline said i bemoved into sg but 18 months still nowhere
ineed pay my carers expenses and my own i got told to use this but not sure how
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/upl...istration-apr-15.pdf
Any answerwelcomed thanks for reading.
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If you have missed two appointments for an assessment then there is a real possibility that Maximus will now return your file to the DWP as a no show and this may result in your claim being closed. If they are considering this then the DWP should write to you for an explanation of why you have failed to attend.
Your post suggest that you are still in the Assessment phase but you also say that you have been told that you have been moved to the Support Group! If you are unsure of your status then you need to contact the DWP office dealing with your claim.
ESA: 0345 608 8545 Press Option 3 for ESA. (Open 8AM-6PM. Mon-Fri.)
Without knowing what you current status is I'm afraid we cannot offer any advice with regard to your making a complaint.
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i'mstill in assessment phase thedecision maker told me istill need to send in sick noteshave done for 18 months. He promised me he'll send my medical infoto atos i gave it to him even tho i already sent it to dwp but hesaid they didnt have it. i dont know what they do with information EAT IT, I'm very tired because they dont recordany information.
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mummysmiley wrote: They cancelled the first wca appointment but i couldntfaceto do f2f i have panic atacks
i'mstill in assessment phase thedecision maker told me istill need to send in sick noteshave done for 18 months. He promised me he'll send my medical infoto atos i gave it to him even tho i already sent it to dwp but hesaid they didnt have it. i dont know what they do with information EAT IT, I'm very tired because they dont recordany information.
Can I ask why you were speaking to the Decision Maker and are you sure it was a DM?

It's not ATOS who are doing the assessments for ESA now, it's been Maximus since early last year.
Have you had an ESA50? Even if you have returned one you might want to have a look at the following.
Invited to a face to face assessment but no ESA50 sent
I would hang off making a claim for maladministration until you have been assessed.
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- mummysmiley
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he said hed do all to get atos to move me to sg
then he must have changedmind because i got told 3 weeks laterbooked an appointment f2f nhe had spoke me daybefore but he was to guilty to say it. atos to;d me that decision to f2f had been made daybefore so dm betrayed me.
i thought he was working to be mycase worker but hemakes it worse now...... i did get him to do things at dwp for me but then hestart giving me tests i do feel groomed because he told me to do things that i already said in esa50 is difficult without damaging myself. for example make calls my carer said he assessing me on descriptor now i told my carrer she said dont contact himnomore but he got me cause he said hed do everything for meand know wwhat difficult and destroyed ive been n personal circumstances i hada lot of court help for seperate issue. he took my trust just like that.
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I'm not sure what the Decision Maker thought they were doing when they spoke to you, they certainly should have not said anything about trying to put you in the Support Group, even though it is the DM that makes the Decision, they have no medical training and cannot make any Decision without the support of a medical report.
I would recommend that you contact your MP to see if they can arrange for an assessment to be made by Maximus. See
Contacting your MP
Unless your conditions have remained stable since you completed the ESA50 you should seriously consider completing a new one.
Using The PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire
using our ESA Claim guides
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa1
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