Several of our friends and contacts are being migrated from Incapacity Benefits to the dreaded Employment & Support Allowance at the moment and a lot of people are anxious. Stephen has been through this and decided to share his experience in case it is helpful for people facing the same process.
Cross-posted at Single Lens Reflections
4 comments:
Thanks for sharing. :-)
One piece of advice I would give anyone going through this nightmare is: Get yourself a really good benefits advisor.
Thank you both ever so much for writing/recording this. I have to echo Gary and say - if you can find one - do get an advisor.
Also I did read that, unless phones are easier for you, it's a good idea not to put your telephone number on as the DWP are now doing assessments or semi-assessments that way. Maybe a little paranoid...
Thanks Stephen, this has given me a bit of hope...I am struggling with my ESA at the moment, every time I start to do it I end up crying...Having to go back over the time of my accident and focus on whats wrong with me makes me feel shit and flares up my PTSD. I keep tyring to avoid it, have gotten depressed and am not sleeping well. Have seen my GP now ...but I still have to face this f.....ing form and it feels like a huge wall that I cant get over...however your helpful blog has given me a few steps up , so maybe I may get over it.
@Gilly and Mick
I'm so glad you found this at least a little bit helpful. It's such a stressful thing to deal with at the best of times, and with the sleep disruption it must be a bit like a living hell. But these things are finite - you will get there eventually. Good luck with it and I'll be keeping my fingers firmly crossed for you.
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