well folks this morning i recieve a letter from capita saying due to covid face to face are suspended so instead will be dping a telephone assessment on the 16th sept at 8am. i cant believe they are doing this with all the info they have. only 10 wks they write saying i no longer have an end date now to be told im being assessed again. should i be worried ?.

will update when i hear anything but many thanks to all who gave support and advice

massive thanks dx100uk thats also put my mind at rest and much appreciated.

i totally understand what you are saying unclebulgaria i was just amazed that after such a short space of time it went from no end date please fill in these forms and we will reassess you. i suppose to them its all standard stuff if there is any change at all we start all over again. once again a massive thanks for your help and advice.

many thanks for your great reply unclebulgaria. i think my original award was due to expire january 2021 3 wks ago got the letter stating it had been changed to no end date. i just thought as id received the mri scan result and it wasn't good id send it them just so they couldn't say they were not notified etc. i suppose i live in the real world where things were just updated as info came to hand so to speak and not the world of the dwp where we start from scratch all over again. lifes never that easy though especially when dealing with the dwp. hopefully they will look through the masses of paperwork ive seen doctors ive seen consultants ive seen and contact me saying all is sorted as they did 4 years ago when they contacted me saying we have a letter from your doctor saying your condition will never get batter. thanks again unclebulgaria it really nice and heartwarming to know there are people like you out there to help and advise and cant thank-you enough.

hi everyone, ive now been recieving pip for about 6 years and the last 4 years ive been getting enhanced rate mobility and standard rate for daily living. about 3 wks ago i received a letter saying the dwp had now altered my claim to say there is no end date because im retired and they would contact me in 6 years plus time just to see if i needed more or less help. me being the honest person i am sent them a copy of a scan id had in November last year which shows i have spinal damage and compression of spinal nerves yesterday i received a letter saying many thanks for letting us know your circumstances have changed and please fill in how your disability affects you form im applying all over again and might have to go to a face to face and this being after just 3 wks of being told i have no end date because of my age. is this normal for dwp to do this and also face to face again. my claim originally was because my knees are basically shot and have terrible pain all the time. now my back neck and right leg again constant pain and no use in right leg. my mental is bad with severe depression and anxiety and take 9 different meds per day to try and control my problems. has anyone else gone through notifying dwp about a change to be told to reapply for your pip and were you successful again?. i only ask as you hear all sorts of things of how they try and get your benefits of any kind off you. i do wonder some days why im so honest . thanks everyone and not in a good place this morning.

got full refund with no problems at all.

thanks very much for that ill let them know now tomorrow.

yes i did. i dont mind waiting but like 10 to 11 wks on getting nowhere

hi everyone. i purchased an airgun for target shooting mid january this year by middle of feb had to be returned due to faults. at end of feb i had an email from shop/supplier saying it wouldn't be sorted until end of march. end of march came and was told sorry wont be sorted until second wk in april. today i make contact and was told sorry mate wont be done now untill end of april. my question is where do i stand as item was bought new but i feel like im being taken for a right charlie. i know you have to give them one chance to replace or repair but feel ive waited long enough. any advice would be appreciated.

hi everyone, could some-one tell if savings affect claim for studant loans ? im reading all sorts of things so any help id be gratefull for.

many thanks andy thats what i wanted to know and very much apreciated

hi everyone, today i recieved a letter from the pension service informing me from the 15th may 2019 benefit rules are changing. in most circumstances this means that both members of a couple will need to have reached pension age to be eligible to make a new claim to pension credit or housing benefit. i am 66 this year and my wife is 61 so my wfe wont retire untill she reaches 66 in 5 years so does that meen if i decided to make a claim for housing benefit id get nothing untill me wife reaches 66? many thanks for any advice or help

the only thing dwp want to know is if you have income coming in from paid work as i think thats what they look for when asking for bank statements. in the past when ive been asked for my bank statements its the last 3 months and all they did was question anything without a specific heading paid into my account.

thank-you so much hb

went for my assessment today at worcs 10.30 and all good news. i spent exactly 5 minutes with doctor who said well we may as well wind this up now as with only 5 wks untill retirement its totally unexeptable for dwp to ask you to come here today. was home by 11.30 so there are some (not many) humans out there . i keep my esa and in 5 wks free from all done. many thanks for all who advised and helped me with this.

after 4 and a half years on esa since last assessed im off to be assessed this morning in worcs 10.30. i sent in with my returned form so much medical evidence and a letter from the dwp asking me to apply for my pension as i now retire in 5 wks. good luck henry as the system is badly flawed and will let you know how i get on.

who knows and even if you call and ask them you wont get a staright answer. ive called them quite a few times the past 6 wks and stilll havnt got an answer . i suppose i cant complain as i was awarded esa support group 4 and a half years ago and this is my 1st assessment but a complete waste of time in my view as i retire very soon and each time i ask why are you wasting time and money assessing me withonly wks untill i retire they have no answer. the dept is not fit for purpose and its not about helping the folks on benefits anymore its finding a way to stop or reduce their money end off. with the help of folks on here ive now got my assessment moved to worcs but had no help or answers from dwp. ive not heard of anyone being assessed so often as you but maybe some-one on here might have more input. i know its very frustrating and worrying but hold on in there and sure all will come good for you.

hi beckz, i totally understand your frustration and all i can say is they havnt a clue what they are doing at the dwp and i know that for certain. in the last 6 wks ive called them 6 times to ask why they want to asseess me when i retire in 7 wks and not one person could tell me why. after speaking to assessment centre yesterday i was told by them and i qoute, its because you will be on esa untill you retire so i said yes in 7 wks and thats official and then the lady just said yes i know. if they are desperate enough to try and take 5 wks money of me they must be pretty desperate as thats whats its all baout stopping folks money. my assessment apointment is the 24th oct and i retire the 1st dec so by the time im assessed and report go,s in ill be finshed. its all a mess in the dwp and i dont envy anyone who has dealings with them as im sure they dont read anything its all computerised.

many thanks unclebugaria you have been most helpfull with all this. yes i will be requesting it be recorded because of all the lies they tell. ill update if i hear more and after ive been. one good thing about going back to worcs is i can be dropped right next to door and pushed in. thanks again everyone you are all stars.

i just cant believe they are wasting the time and money to do it. if they waste this much in one dept god knows about all the others.

well folks i just called dwp who basically were no help at all and just put me through to assessment centre who said ive still got to go to be assessed as im on esa untill i retire on the 1st dec 2018. the good thing is now they have changed the centre to worcester so much better for me. the stupid thing now is they have put it another wk further out so on the day i get assessed will only have 5 wks untill retirement. i have never known a department who can waste money like the dwp. its crazy as the cost of assessing me filling out reports etc and the timeframe left just dosnt justify doing it. id just like to thank everyone who helped me with this its very much apreciated.

ethel st you told me exactly what i need to know so thanks very much.

unclebulgaria i did think this and i definatly retire dec 1st one of the last to retire at 65 under old system. ill be giving dwp and health assessors a ring in the morning to see if a they know how soon it is i retire and if they insist i still go need it changing to worcs if possible.

many thanks dx100uk.