ESA review - update

Hi Everyone

So when you have a complete meltdown with anxiety, stress etc, that was me last night, my friend (carer) came this morning and then rang the DWP to see if any decision had been made, she explained again the whole story and the man was really pleasant to her and looked at the file and said oh can you hold on the line, now i am not sure if something had been flagged up after sending ESA85A etc, but he said he was looking at the report but needed to speak to a decision maker, he came back on the line after 20 minutes and said he had discussed the report and because of the effects that were clearly documented on me, a decision maker had decided there and then that i would be kept in the suuport group for 18 months, and it would take 4 weeks to receive the letter and hoped this would help my mental and physical condtion, is this "normal"??, not as long as i hoped for but at least i can rest a while, i hope, maybe they will look again and award for a longer period but then again maybe not?

Thank you so much for all of your help advice and support, i will ask for a copy of the ESA85A but maybe they wont make the same mistake again sending it despite it saying dont sent to client!

Thanks so much will post when i receive my letter

Best Wishes

Hi BIS

What i meant about is this "normal", was that once my friend had gone through the history yesterday, the guy said he was looking at the report provided by the hcp after my PBR, and that was when he asked her to hold and said he wanted to speak to a decision maker, then returned and said a decsion had been made there and then, as if something he had read on the report was highlighted to the DWP,?? hence them making a decision there and then, yes happy to still be in the support group even if only for 18 months, as you say will wait for the decision letter, so from sending the ESA50 back on the 10 October 2019 to pestering for any news, decision given on 24.10.2019 quick tuurnaround.

Again thanks, will let you know when i receive the letter
Best Wishes

Hi

after mulling everything over, happy to be kept in the support group, but as i said bit dissapointed it is only for 18 months, i have been in the SG for many years, latest evidence suggested health deteriorating ESA85a from last assesment PBR which i enclosed did state work unlikely in the long term, should i challenge the length of the award, or just leave well alone and be thankful no F2F and still in the SG?

Thanks