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pclc
                              

legal advice worker, plumstead law centre
Member since
16th Feb 2006

Work Related Activity Group of ESA
Fri 16-Oct-09 12:24 PM

Does anyone have any knowledge of how client's in this group are faring eg what activities are they having to undertake and when is the WCA being applied to them again?

  

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RE: Work Related Activity Group of ESA, Carole L, 18th Oct 2009, #1
RE: Work Related Activity Group of ESA, neilcoll, 19th Oct 2009, #2

Carole L
                              

BA:BH Caseworker, CAB Pembroke Dock West Wales
Member since
18th Mar 2006

RE: Work Related Activity Group of ESA
Sun 18-Oct-09 12:11 AM

I never thought I would be saying this butI have a client who has received very positive help as a result of being in the WRAG. She has now got an incontinence nurse, a social worker, direct payments for care and has been told she can have her interviews by phone as her advisor recognises she had difficulty getting to the job centre for interviews.
Brilliant service, she has received more help than the NHS offered but why on earth is she in the WRAG. I am currently appealing that decision and will be using evidence from the incontinence nurse, the social worker and her care plan assessment used for direct payments. MAD OR WHAT?
The next WCA is one year in her case. I asked that question before I appealed.

  

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neilcoll
                              

Welfare Rights Officer, Welfare Rights In Primary Care Project - Castlemil
Member since
22nd Jan 2004

RE: Work Related Activity Group of ESA
Mon 19-Oct-09 10:10 AM

Startling to say the least.
Fantastic level of support/service to someone who
should not even be in that group.

You could not make this up.

  

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