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HELP WITH ESA
- sandy27
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It certainly sounds as if you were put into the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG). You will get 365 days (including the assessment period if you did not transfer from IB) of this and then you will be means-tested to see if you are entitled to income-related ESA. If so, your ESA will continue to be paid; if not, you will get NI credits made on your behalf but no money.
12 Month Limit for ESA(CB)
Time spent in the Support Group is unlimited. In order to qualify for the Support Group you will have to meet very specific criteria, you should concentrate on this at your tribunal hearing
Qualifying for the Support Group
You should look at all of our Appeals FAQs , paying particular attention to this one
Preparing for a Tribunal
and this
Disability Rights UK Factsheet - Appeals and reconsiderations
There will be two tribunal members, one is the chairperson and the other a doctor. The DWP are entitled to send someone along but rarely do. The Clerk of the Court will look after you on the day
This is a short video showing you what to expect
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sandy27 wrote: Thank you for your apply I was on incapacity benefit the letter I received reads my revised decision is that Mrs. my name is treated as having limited capability for work, and her existing award qualifies for conversion into employment and support allowance from the23.10.2012 and will be placed in work related activity group
It may just be the way you have worded your post, but you say that you appealed a Fit for Work Decision, and then the DWP put you in the WRAG.
Is the appeal in connection with the Fit for Work Decision or the WRAG one? The reason I ask is because of what you have posted I would have expected any appeal in connection with the Fit for Work Decision to have been waived as a result of the WRAG Decision. Of course, if it is the WRAG Decision that you appealed then there would still be a valid appeal.
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sandy27 wrote: Yes the appeal is about wfag put I wasn't sure of the about the 365 days thing I was converted to esa, from ib I was on the ib for a number of years as the decision was converted back to October 2012 wasn't sure if it was every body or just knew claims thanks sandy
The 365 day limit affects everybody receiving ESA(CB) in the WRAG.
If you win your appeal and are placed in the Support Group, then your ESA(CB) will continue to be paid, in addition, you may also be eligible for Income Related ESA, which has no time limit associated with it.
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