Big Gross Error in ESA

Just to update people on the above. DWP have admitted liability for the Gross Maladministration, but i also noted the Parliamentary health services ombudsman, of which i have had a reply from them. They are now investigating my complaint.

Also been told i still have to attend a court hearing, even though they have admitted liability for not updating Tribunal Services my new address. Tribunal Services have since written to me to my new address of which i have lived here for 16 months but still have my old address on their form. I am now making a complaint to Tribunal Services, as after many phone calls to them updating them with my new address, there is no way i am going to be filling in this form with my old address on.

So looks like many more months of being on the appeal rate of 65.00 per week, i have been on this rate now for 6 months. So i have told my daughter this Christmas will be only a few little items, as i cannot afford to buy her. Just glad she is a teenager to understand.

I admire your resolve and determination in pursuing this matter .

In my opinion you will win in the end.

Thank you so kindly but Just been by the Jobcentre who has just rang me - told cos i am on appeal rate i still have to attend work related focus. Don't get me wrong whilst i would like to work, at present i cannot due to my illness as today proved i would not have been able to go to work. Now i get told the benefit will be stopping. I said go ahead as i am tired, exhausted of the whole thing. Had enough of everyone having a go and all i want to do is get well and get back to some kind of normality to work but not yet as i am on a recovery program and like my worker said to me how long is a piece of string. Even my GP has wrote letters and my consultant to get them off my back but to no avail.

I am still in the process of complaining to the tribunal services and one way or another they will have to back date all what is due. I didn't ask for this illness ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia or barrett's oseophagus, pernicious anaemia and folic acid anaemia. I am due again in hospital in February for more biopsies. Each day is proving a huge struggle with these people.

Dorset-angel wrote:

Thank you so kindly but Just been by the Jobcentre who has just rang me - told cos i am on appeal rate i still have to attend work related focus. Don't get me wrong whilst i would like to work, at present i cannot due to my illness as today proved i would not have been able to go to work. Now i get told the benefit will be stopping. I said go ahead as i am tired, exhausted of the whole thing. Had enough of everyone having a go and all i want to do is get well and get back to some kind of normality to work but not yet as i am on a recovery program and like my worker said to me how long is a piece of string. Even my GP has wrote letters and my consultant to get them off my back but to no avail.

I am still in the process of complaining to the tribunal services and one way or another they will have to back date all what is due. I didn't ask for this illness ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia or barrett's oseophagus, pernicious anaemia and folic acid anaemia. I am due again in hospital in February for more biopsies. Each day is proving a huge struggle with these people.

Hi DA,

If you are appealing a "Fit for work" ESA WCA decision, you CANNOT be compelled to attend WFI's, WRA, see here :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...imit=6&start=6#70860

bro58

bro58 wrote:

If you are appealing a "Fit for work" ESA WCA decision, you CANNOT be compelled to attend WFI's, WRA, see here :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...imit=6&start=6#70860

bro58

At the bottom of the page you linked to, Gordon wrote:

"More details are available in the "Attending WFIs if appealing to be in the support group" article which can be found in the Benefits News section".

Is that article still available?

I can't find it and a Google site search comes up with nothing either.

Mark Sutton wrote:

bro58 wrote:

If you are appealing a "Fit for work" ESA WCA decision, you CANNOT be compelled to attend WFI's, WRA, see here :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...imit=6&start=6#70860

bro58

At the bottom of the page you linked to, Gordon wrote:

"More details are available in the "Attending WFIs if appealing to be in the support group" article which can be found in the Benefits News section".

Is that article still available?

I can't find it and a Google site search comes up with nothing either.

Hi MS,

See Here :
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/benefits-news/story/164

bro58