won tribunal to wrag group but have concerns

after 13 months my tribunal was today this morning i recieved a call to say i didnt need to go in as the judge had read through my papers and i had neen awarded enough pionts (not sure what pionts i was given still in shock, forgot to ask)and i am in the wrag, im pleased they recognised that i have a condition but not sure what this means now, i was getting appeal rate money up until april as i was contribution based, iv had no money since then i did fill in paper work for income based but heard nothing so ive had nothing since then, will i still get money now even though they stopped my payments, or is this nightmare ongoing !
I also feel that if i had been at the tribunal would the result have been different.

carms68 wrote:

after 13 months my tribunal was today this morning i recieved a call to say i didnt need to go in as the judge had read through my papers and i had neen awarded enough pionts (not sure what pionts i was given still in shock, forgot to ask)and i am in the wrag, im pleased they recognised that i have a condition but not sure what this means now, i was getting appeal rate money up until april as i was contribution based, iv had no money since then i did fill in paper work for income based but heard nothing so ive had nothing since then, will i still get money now even though they stopped my payments, or is this nightmare ongoing !
I also feel that if i had been at the tribunal would the result have been different.

Hi c68,

As the Tribunal has now changed the original adverse "fit for work" decision, you will be classed as having been in the WRAG of ESA since the time of that original adverse decision.

You must have scored 15 points or more cumulatively by the Tribunal, to be placed in the WRAG, see :

Qualifying for the WRAG

Unfortunately from your post, it seems that you have already exhausted your 365 day entitlement to Contributary ESA, therefore, even though you will be owed the extra Work Related Activity Component payment of ESA backdated to the time of the original decision, I,m afraid that you will not be entitled to any further payment of ESA from the date that you exhausted your 365 day entitlement.

See :

12 Month Limit for ESA(CB) Updated 10/03/12


You may be entitled to Income Related ESA, if you can pass a means test, see :

Asset rule for ESA(IR)

24 hour work rule for ESA(IR)

You need to request a Written Statement of Reasons from the Tribunal, see :

Tribunals – Requesting a Statement of Reasons

You may need to seek face to face advice to see what your next actions should be, see :

Where to get advice?

If you feel that your condition has deteriorated or you now suffer from different conditions, you could ask for a review, (supersession) to see whether you could be placed in the Support Group, in which case your payments of ESA would be reinstated, and there is no time limit whilst you remain in the SG, see :

Qualifying for the Support Group

Hope this helps.

bro58

Hi C68,

Just to add, if you are entitled to Income Related ESA, there is no 365 day time limit, therfore your ESA should be reinstated.

bro58

thanks for the advice will look into it , here we go again !