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5 years 5 months ago #240520 by aiden
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Having attended a face to face even after my GP insisted on a home visit I was taken seriously ill at the assessment and the assessment was stopped by the assessor after ten minutes. I suffer with schizophrenia, depression, heart disease, angina and osteoarthritis. The assessor agreed I should of had a home visit and they would contact DWP to say so. The thing is on Friday I received two letter which contradict each other. The first letter states I still need a face to face. The second letter states that they sent their report to the DWP and I no longer need a face to face assessment. I have also sent in a written complaint concerning the fact that my medical letter was ignored from my GP which resulted in me taken seriously ill at the assessment and now been placed on even more medication and the result of my deterioration in connection to my mental illness. These letters have now confused me.
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5 years 5 months ago #240524 by BIS
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Hi Aiden
I am sorry this happened to you. The only thing you can do is contact the DWP to confirm which is the most up to date letter. Hopefully, they will have decided to do a paper-based decision - but you won't know that without ringing or getting someone to call on your behalf.
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I am sorry this happened to you. The only thing you can do is contact the DWP to confirm which is the most up to date letter. Hopefully, they will have decided to do a paper-based decision - but you won't know that without ringing or getting someone to call on your behalf.
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5 years 5 months ago #240607 by Gary
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Hi Aiden
You need to make a complaint and also get your MP involved.
The Equality Act 2010 sets out the duty on service providers and those exercising public functions to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people. The definition of ‘disability’ in the Act is a physical or mental condition which has a substantial and long-term adverse impact on the person’s ability to do normal day to day activities.
The beneficial effects of medication or treatment should be disregarded – ie the definition refers to how someone would be without their treatment.
Substantial means more than minor or trivial and Long-term means a condition which has lasted 12 months or more, or is expected to last 12 monthsThe DWP therefore have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people.
Gary
You need to make a complaint and also get your MP involved.
The Equality Act 2010 sets out the duty on service providers and those exercising public functions to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people. The definition of ‘disability’ in the Act is a physical or mental condition which has a substantial and long-term adverse impact on the person’s ability to do normal day to day activities.
The beneficial effects of medication or treatment should be disregarded – ie the definition refers to how someone would be without their treatment.
Substantial means more than minor or trivial and Long-term means a condition which has lasted 12 months or more, or is expected to last 12 monthsThe DWP therefore have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people.
Gary
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