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Reg 30, significant worsening and form ESA83
Tucked away on Page 3 “We can only pay you ESA if you have a new condition or if your condition has significantly worsened”.
Do I win a prize?
“Can discuss worsening with Work Coach who can do an unspecified something to get the issue before an ESA DM.”
In theory (and in Regs), Work Coach can make phonecall to DM to get re-assessment process in motion. In practice, Work Coach tells client that he/she doesn’t have authority to make referral, and either advises claimant to contact advice agency or actually rings advice agency and makes formal referral for advice agency to do JCP’s job!
When questioned by adviser, Work Coach:
a) denies all knowledge of Reg 30 and maintains no authority to look at re-assessment.
b) “off the record” claims that he/she has been told by managers that disciplinary action will be taken against Work Coaches who refer claimants for re-assessment.
Business as usual at JCP!!! “Internal Guidance”-always unwritten, supersedes Regulations.
I have never seen this form before. Is it a new? Is it always sent out? I’m surprised as I have helped many people try to claim with a significant deterioration and would have expected them to ring me for help with this form if they had been sent it.
Also anyone know if it also gets sent out when someone is in the WRAG and asks to be moved into SG following deterioration?
Thanks