esa ending

[pokerking1]

Well my esa (contribution based) is ending in april after paying in for 30 odd years, just before it runs out my appeal will be heard which has taken about 10 months the best I could hope for was to be put in wrag as I`m not in an iron lung.

I will not be able to claim esa because of my o/h earnings or jsa as I am unfit for work so do I soley have to rely on my o/h to keep me? or is there some help I could receive so I could help towards living costs ( o/h salary about 24k)

[flumps1976]

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx

try this link with all of your household/family information to establish if there will be any financial assistance available to you.

[time4change2]

have you tried the benefits advisor? it might be able to tell you what else you might be able to claim its just a thought

 

 

https://www.gov.uk/benefits-adviser

[pokerking1]

Well had my appeal it was adjourned.

Was in a small room with a lawyer and doctor who proceeded to grill me for 20 mins on how my condition effected my driving ability,after trying to tell them I don't drive my wife had to state forcibly

He does not own a car/ has never owned a car

Does not drive /has never driven

Has never held a licence either provisional or full and I drive him when he can manage to go out

 

at which the lawyer said, "well it says on the form that you drove yourself to the assessment" I said that's why we are here,

The information given to the dwp decision maker by atos was a complete fabrication and it effected the decision makers ability to make a fair and unbiased decision. at this point he said I think we should adjourn for medical reports.

 

I then asked him if it is now okay to falsify official documents for monetary gain, being a lawyer he never answered.

 

To add insult to injury the doctor said 2 years of records will be sufficient, I said that would give a biased slant on my condition as the only history will be regular visits to the doctor for pain killers and antidepressants and would not incorporate the operations and other procedures I have been through.

 

Fair and impartial I think not