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7 years 1 month ago #210591 by Gordon
Yes it could.
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Spectralis wrote: Could this work the other way round? The PIP decision maker using an ESA assessment report to make a decision.
Yes it could.
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7 years 1 month ago #210639 by Spectralis
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It still seems unclear to me. If both the PIP and ESA decision makers are using each others assessments to reach a decision then if they believe there are inconsistencies between both assessments could a PIP decision maker then request another WCA or visa versa? Or is that unlikely?
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7 years 1 month ago #210647 by Gordon
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They may use the reports, emphasis on the "may", it goes no further than that By definition a PIP Decision Maker has no authority in regard to an ESA claim and vice versa.
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They may use the reports, emphasis on the "may", it goes no further than that By definition a PIP Decision Maker has no authority in regard to an ESA claim and vice versa.
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7 years 1 month ago #210661 by Spectralis
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Thanks Gordon, that's really clear. One less thing to worry about.
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7 years 1 month ago #210879 by Spectralis
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I read through the ESA guide, "mental wca mar 18 v28". I'm not sure how this differs from the guide I used early last year, "mental wca oct 16 v24. I can see that from April 2017 new claimants no longer receive the work related activity component. I couldn't work out what else had changed since last year.
What has changed for those of us in the support group? Have the mental health descriptors changed their meaning in some way? If so, is there any information about which ones have changed? Nothing has changed with my illness so the advice worker at the CAB helped me fill in the form using the same information as last time. I did ask if the way we are assessed had changed but the advice worker didn't seem to think so. Am I missing something important here? I keep going over everything again and again because it's so worrying.
What has changed for those of us in the support group? Have the mental health descriptors changed their meaning in some way? If so, is there any information about which ones have changed? Nothing has changed with my illness so the advice worker at the CAB helped me fill in the form using the same information as last time. I did ask if the way we are assessed had changed but the advice worker didn't seem to think so. Am I missing something important here? I keep going over everything again and again because it's so worrying.
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7 years 1 month ago #210923 by Gordon
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The Descriptors and Regulations are unchanged but there have been changes to the DWP guidance, in particular to qualifying through Substantial Risk.
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The Descriptors and Regulations are unchanged but there have been changes to the DWP guidance, in particular to qualifying through Substantial Risk.
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