esa tribunal

homer wrote: hi, a relative of mine has an ESA tribunal hearing coming up, because of her mental health problems and how they affect her she is dreading the prospect of having to stand up and speak in front of a group of strangers, can somebody else speak on her behalf so the full impact of how she is affected daily can be conveyed effectively and in full

They would need to seek permission from the Judge of the hearing in advance, it would be unusual for anybody but a trained Representative to be allowed to do this but they lose nothing by asking. They need to explain why they could not represent themselves and how the person that would speak on their behalf has sufficient knowledge to do so.

Gordon

Homer

Glad to hear that they found in her favour.

Tribunal Decision usually take 5-8 weeks to be actioned, you might want to give the DWP a call next week to make sure that they have received the Decision Notice.

People read more into the names, WRAG and Support Group, than there actually is, especially politicians, she's in the WRAG because she met the criteria not because of any defined ability to get into the workplace.

You do need to be aware that being in the WRAG means that she will be subject to Work Focussed Interviews and Work Related Activity at her local JC+, failing to participate without Good Cause can lead to her benefit being sanctioned. Anything she is asked to do must take into account her limitations as accepted from the ESA50, so you might want to spend the next few weeks looking at some strategies for dealing with these requests.

Gordon

homer wrote: thanks for your response, i am a bit confused though, how is she expected to work or find work when the points she was awarded, were for exhibiting disinhibited or aggressive behaviour which would be considered unreasonable in any workplace, presumably that would rule her out of group work related activitey at the local job centre or indeed why would they deem it necessary to find work when she cant cope with a work enviroment

Unfortunately, there is a huge discrepancy between why claimants are placed in the WRAG and there ability to fulfil the requirements of the group. She is specifically not required to work or to seek work, but is required to prepare to work and the activities she will be asked to do will (in principle) support this.

Gordon