Are ESA reassessments being deferred again?

francis1969 wrote: Hi All, As Sorrell says, as he/she has just gone through DLA-PIP transfer, after original ESA group award, is it possible that when ESA came up for renewal, DWP did paper based ESA re-assessment using original info together with any results of any PIP claim/award?

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Hippychick wrote: Wish that could have happened to me since I had 2 assessments only 28 months apart! The only upside to this is that I've been told that I won't be asked for anymore since I'll have reached retirement age before I'm next due lol

If they hadn't deferred the first reassessment it would have been 24 months for me. As it is, it's going to be at least 6 years since I was transferred over to ESA until I'm reassessed. Not that I'm complaining. I've got at least another 22 years until retirement age so no doubt I'll be going through a few before then.

summertrain wrote: I'd be a bit wary of ringing the DWP after the date of reassessment had passed, as I would be worried that if that they had made a mistake that they would seek to rectify it!

I'm not going to bother, now that I know it's happened to others.

Thanks for all the replies, that's put my mind at rest.

Any ideas as to at what point would they would defer the reassessment, that is would they do it at the time due on the prognosis or earlier?

My paperwork stated I was due for reassessment December 2016 but when I finally plucked up courage to ring up yesterday they said it was now December 2018. At least I can relax now.

Yes mine has been deffered also to 2019 , really not complaing was dreading going through re assessment so a pleasent suprise !

Could someone please givel me the number to call to check whether my WCA's been deferred. Thank