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Client on IB asked to go to medical assessment out of the blue Hello All,
I'm quite new to welfare benefits advice, coming from a debt advice background, so this may well be an obvious question, please excuse | murphs | 14-Oct-09 09:03 AM by phiso60 | 9 | 782 |
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Back dated Med Certs Can anyone point me in the direction of the legislation or guidance that allows GPs to give backdated sick notes for IB(Y) and ESA(Y), one of our loca | pete c | 09-Oct-09 07:16 AM by Antonina | 5 | 642 |
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Continence descriptor and blood Sorry for the gory subject matter on a Monday morning.
Need some fairly urgent assistance folks.
Have a client who has failed ESA medical. No po | neilcoll | 05-Oct-09 02:09 PM by johnwilson | 1 | 511 |
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Backdated IB/IS or ESA Client was being paid IS as sick. His sick notes ran out on 08.07.2009. He's been very depressed and only just sought advice on this.
JCP say he | suelees | 02-Oct-09 01:37 PM by suelees | 8 | 747 |
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ESA while appealing I have a client who was taken off ESA, appealed, but before ESA could start again for the duration of the appeal, he withdrew the appeal. We asked for | East Lothian | 02-Oct-09 11:58 AM by sovietleader | 3 | 458 |
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IB appeal pending + ESA claim? I have a client who lost an IB renewal appeal in July and is awaiting full reasons with a view to challenging. He was awaiting surgery at the time of | dab | 02-Oct-09 11:37 AM by sovietleader | 1 | 393 |
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Waiting time before requalifying for ESA on same condition. I'm having difficulty finding anything in CPAG re the time which people who fail a WCA have to wait before being able to reclaim ESA on the basis of t | Peter Newton | 01-Oct-09 02:22 PM by nevip | 1 | 392 |
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Assessment phase ESA when appealing We have a client who has appealed against decision not entitled to ESA and was receiving basic ESA while appealing. However, lost at tribunal and we | lynnette | 25-Sep-09 04:42 PM by ariadne2 | 1 | 610 |
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ESA WCA report and DLA appeal Hi all,
I have a client who was appealing against decisions to refuse both ESA and DLA. ESA decision was earlier and that has been to appeal alread | frodo | 24-Sep-09 05:06 PM by ariadne2 | 1 | 406 |
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ESA- Exceptional Circumstances Hi all. Am confusing myself! Am just putting together a submission for a client who has bi-polar disorder with manic episodes. Have identified various | frodo | 24-Sep-09 01:35 PM by frodo | 3 | 972 |
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ESA, permitted work and HB/CTB entitlement I am trying to get my head around the rules in relation to ESA and permitted work, and how this affects other mean tested benefit entitlement.
My | Sam Warburton | 24-Sep-09 01:23 PM by Jon_Blackwell | 3 | 436 |
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Obesity Caselaw I am struggling to find any caselaw relating to obesity, although CIB/1387/2000 is mentioned in an old thread on rightsnet. The poster was trying to f | cpuddephatt | 24-Sep-09 11:47 AM | 0 | 247 |
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ESA appeal submissions Our unit is starting to get a steady stream of ESA appeals after a slow start and we've noticed that unlike ICB appeals the ESA don't contain a list o | Semitone | 24-Sep-09 10:55 AM by sovietleader | 4 | 668 |
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ESA Appeal - help needed We have a member who is trying to find representation for an ESA appeal in the South Wonston area of Winchester (Hampshire). There will also possibly | lnichols | 24-Sep-09 08:44 AM | 0 | 262 |
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Income Related ESA and partner working I have a client who has been awarded income-related ESA (support group) and her partner works 37 hours per week for £30,455 per year. She receives hig | eagaclarke | 22-Sep-09 04:14 PM by LeeForrest | 2 | 555 |
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Refusal to allow Income Support Claim Sorry if I'm replicating any discussion here- I've got a feeling that there are going to be lots more posts like this soon.
I have a client who is | LeeForrest | 21-Sep-09 03:57 PM by Jane80 | 3 | 471 |
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Waiting Periods for housing costs after WCA fails
If you claim ESA and are in a waiting period for housing costs but fail the WCA and claim JSA instead, would you then have to start at the beginning | AmyJ | 18-Sep-09 12:05 PM by AmyJ | 2 | 407 |
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Credits only INcap and ESA Hi, can anyone help- we have a client who is credits only Incap claimant. Due to low income should be entitled to IS top up but DWP say he has to cla | Sary | 18-Sep-09 11:17 AM by Finlay | 5 | 594 |
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Carer's Allowance claim whilst in assessment period for ESA (IR) Hi
Was wondering whether anyone had any experience with this situation. Client in assessment period of ESA although 5 months after claim. Is able to | alexjose | 18-Sep-09 09:18 AM by Jane80 | 2 | 442 |
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Two IB claims I have a long term IB claimant who was found capable of work and is appealing that decision and is in receipt of reduced IS while awaiting the appeal. | jryan | 17-Sep-09 10:55 AM by bensup | 2 | 371 |
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ESA - bemused and baffled My client has DLA high/high.
Failed WCA nil points!
Decision upheld at tribunal!
I know there is no direct comparison between the two benefit reg | johnwilson | 15-Sep-09 09:45 AM by clairehodgson | 1 | 616 |
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ESA Appeal - Options/Help needed Hi i wonder if anyone can help, i have a customer who was receiving ESA due to back problems - he just had his assessment and they have decided to sto | sjw | 11-Sep-09 05:49 PM by iut044 | 2 | 713 |
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Non-acceptance of claims for ESA due to existing IS claim Hi,
I have had a couple of clients recently who have been coming off IS and making a claim for ESA (one failed IFW appeal and one non-attendance at | suewelsh | 11-Sep-09 12:17 PM by Ant | 6 | 818 |
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Making a new claim for ESA more than six months after being refused. Hi
I have a client who had her ESA removed over six months ago. We put a GL24 in but she does not want to have an oral hearing because of the stres | iut044 | 11-Sep-09 10:57 AM | 0 | 356 |
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anyone in cheshire? could provide advice to a friend of mine over there. has trigeminal neuralgia after dental surgery and the pain is getting too much for her; she needs | clairehodgson | 11-Sep-09 05:50 AM | 0 | 251 |
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reasonable regularity Does this concept, established by the Commissioners as they were then, still carry over to the ESA descriptors? Or is it redundant due to the lower sc | pclc | 10-Sep-09 09:46 AM by pclc | 2 | 498 |
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Days of Incapacity for work Does anyone have a copy of the Mesher decision on days of incapacity for work? Also is the decision still current or has it been superseded? | dbcwru | 09-Sep-09 04:30 PM | 0 | 250 |
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Claiming ESA as an appointee- issues with the medical Hello,
I have a lady whose son is suffering from mental health problems. He did make a claim for ESA himself, but the payments have now stopped be | murphs | 09-Sep-09 02:56 PM | 0 | 352 |
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IS/IB following SSP period My client is employed, went sick in January and received SSP fro 28 weeks, during which time he received an IS top up via premiums. at the end of the | BrianSmith | 03-Sep-09 03:47 PM by Jane80 | 1 | 429 |
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Better off on ESA I have a client who is potentially better off on ESA than IS paid as sick due to the more generous PW rules.
If he wanted to, how would he move fro | suewelsh | 03-Sep-09 10:49 AM by stevenm030 | 2 | 400 |