ESA medical after TWO years in assessment phase!

I'll try to keep this short but would appreciate some help please. On 3rd October 2013 I was signed off sick and have been since. I claimed ESA CB in April 2014 and have been in the assessment phase ever since (yes 2 years!). I rang twice to chase up a medical but was told I'm in the queue! I ran out of contributions in April 2015 so have had no money since. I moved home (and counties) last September and although I told Benifits office my new address they still sent mail to my old address (which redirected). When I sent my new fit note in last month I was very clear I'd moved home and finally they changed my address. Unbelievably it seems to have triggered a medical and I went for this medical on 19th April 2016. The medical was stopped halfway through and the lady made a phone call. I have no idea what this means. Then two days later I received an esa1 form to fill in saying at the top 'contributions exhausted'. I phoned the benefits office this morning who have said as I'm not entitled to IR Esa not to fill the form out as its a waste of time and she will put a note on my records to say that's what she said. I took her name. I'm now concerned about this as it says form should be in within a month.

Hello Lea

From what you have said, it appears that you are not entitled to any rate of ESA - not Income Related or Contribution Based - therefore there is no point in your filling in the application form.

You could contact the DWP and ask whether there is any benefit in your applying for PIP? Might be worth a try.

Sorry not to be of more help.

Thank you for your help. It was very abrupt when the medical was stopped. We were probably half way through when the assessor suddenly said I need to stop this interview. Then she said she needed to make a phone call. I was a bit flummoxed and didn't understand what was happening. After the lady left the room my sister who was with me said they've stopped the assessment. The assessor apologised for the fact I'd got to walk back up the long corridor (yes that famous trick of putting me in the room furthest away!).

The letter that came with the form says they're writing to me because it is possible that they might be able to award me ESA again. I'm just hoping Gordon is right and it's good news...I've waited long enough to be assessed. Surely if I'm not put in the Support group I'll have some come back because I didn't have the full assessment.

Well today I got my letter and am happy to say after two years in the assessment phase I have been put in support group. Best of it is I knew before the letter came as the back pay was in my bank account first. It doesn't say for how long and it doesn't say if I will have to continue sending in sick notes. Also just to ask, if I ring am I able to ask for a copy of the report? Thanks for your help.