ESA Mandatory Reconsideration Notice sent early

Thank you for your advice. To make matters less complicated for me, if I ignore the fact that the DWP failed to notify me of the 21/10/17 decision until I requested a written notification on 9/11/17 - does that mean that a new reassessment should still not have been initiated until 21/1/18? (ie, 3 months elapsed since decision made 21/10/17). The cover letter from CHDA attaching the ESA50 is dated 14/1/18 and states that I have to return ESA50 by 14/2/18. Would I need to contact Centre for Health & Disability Assessments if I do want to request an extension on this deadline? Do the DWP not necessarily have to even wait for 3 months to elapse from making a decision, before initiating completion of ESA50?

The DWP previously accepted as good cause the reasons I gave for being unable to complete ESA50 questionnaire - owing to my state of health - I feel this showed evidence of the DWP's acceptance of my limitations, and I used this as an example in my mandatory reconsideration request regarding activity 13, initiating and completing personal action (I attached a copy of my mandatory reconsideration letter with my SSCS1 grounds for appeal). I will need help to complete ESA50 and I will also ask my GP to write a letter to attach to the questionnaire - from my nightmare experience of DWP during my re-assessment, I would not be surprised if they try to make it count against me if I do complete and return ESA50.

layla28 wrote: The DWP previously accepted as good cause the reasons I gave for being unable to complete ESA50 questionnaire - owing to my state of health - I feel this showed evidence of the DWP's acceptance of my limitations, and I used this as an example in my mandatory reconsideration request regarding activity 13, initiating and completing personal action (I attached a copy of my mandatory reconsideration letter with my SSCS1 grounds for appeal). I will need help to complete ESA50 and I will also ask my GP to write a letter to attach to the questionnaire - from my nightmare experience of DWP during my re-assessment, I would not be surprised if they try to make it count against me if I do complete and return ESA50.

I would be grateful for your opinion on this please - if I do get help to complete and return ESA50, do I need to make sure I state this on the questionnaire?