really don't know what to do next

Husband failed ESA end of January this year, took them less than a week to notify him, ( he apparently made a miraculous recovery overnight after being too ill to work for the last 20yrs )sent in GL24 got a letter of acceptance of that and 3 days later a letter to say that a decision was made in his favour and that his case was not going to go to appeal... there was nothing else in the letter no group WRAG or SG no time prognosis no nothing, have rang them 2wice to be told nothing showing on screen not decided on the group all the usual bull.... beg of May he gets a letter to say new med 3 note is needed, got a note from Dr and I wrote them a letter telling them that they had reconsidered and that we had heard nothing, but we still have not heard nothing, the failed ESA letter came from ABERDEEN, the reconsideration came from CHELMSFORD, and the letter asking for new med 3 came from SWANSEA, I really do not know where to go from here I feel like writing to all 3 offices to ask what they have decided as 4 mths have already gone because if they have decided on WRAG he will have to appeal, you think they would have said the group if nothing else as reading all the posts on here everyone who has a reconsideration has been told what group they've been put in, any help gratefully accepted

gwendraeth wrote: Husband failed ESA end of January this year, took them less than a week to notify him, ( he apparently made a miraculous recovery overnight after being too ill to work for the last 20yrs )sent in GL24 got a letter of acceptance of that and 3 days later a letter to say that a decision was made in his favour and that his case was not going to go to appeal... there was nothing else in the letter no group WRAG or SG no time prognosis no nothing, have rang them 2wice to be told nothing showing on screen not decided on the group all the usual bull.... beg of May he gets a letter to say new med 3 note is needed, got a note from Dr and I wrote them a letter telling them that they had reconsidered and that we had heard nothing, but we still have not heard nothing, the failed ESA letter came from ABERDEEN, the reconsideration came from CHELMSFORD, and the letter asking for new med 3 came from SWANSEA, I really do not know where to go from here I feel like writing to all 3 offices to ask what they have decided as 4 mths have already gone because if they have decided on WRAG he will have to appeal, you think they would have said the group if nothing else as reading all the posts on here everyone who has a reconsideration has been told what group they've been put in, any help gratefully accepted

Hi g,

I would write a letter to the same address as the letter that you received informing you "that a decision was made in his favour" .

I would include a copy of that letter, and make a request for a formal written Decision Notice letter informing you which group of ESA your husband has been placed into.

You are entitled to this by law, and may wish to quote the following:

A decision to award ESA in the WRAG (LCW) or ESA in the Support Group (LCWRA), or indeed a decision to find the claimant “fit for work” carries a right to appeal under s12 of the SSA 1998, see :

www.hmrc.gov.uk/nicmanual/volume_1/ssa_1998.pdf

Decisions which carry a right to appeal under s12 shall be notified to the claimant in writing in accordance with Reg 28 of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations 1999. See :

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/991/regulation/28/made

Regarding the MED 3 request, I would also send the same letter and copy letter as above, to that address.

The problem is, that different departments have been set up in various geographical location around the country, in many cases they are very far away from your location. The interdepartmental communication is very poor, to put it mildly.

It may help if you try and enlist the support of your M.P. in this matter, as they have direct lines of communication into The DWP.

Contacting your MP

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