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Backdating IB
Hi, I wonder if anyone has any ideas about this case - I'm not very hopeful that something can be done but I felt I should raise it anyway.
The sit | pete c | 19-Mar-10 10:46 AM
by jimmckenny | 3 | 333 |
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ESA85 reports Cognitive Test
I have just come across an ESA85 report which contains, under the Medical Examination Findings,
" Cognitive test
Serial Sevens: Able to complete fi | darlocab | 18-Mar-10 07:06 PM
by Ruth_T | 3 | 352 |
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uni student becomes ill - suspends course - still a student? no esa???
Think we ve found the guidance onthis but has anyone has found a solution? hope we're wrong!
Student at uni, fell ill part way through year - inten | Pam C | 18-Mar-10 03:11 PM
by Pam C | 4 | 351 |
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ESA Articles
Hi
Does anyone know if there are any published articles regarding Employment and Support Allowance (pros & cons, better or worse etc), I am studyin | adviceshop | 17-Mar-10 03:06 PM | 0 | 181 |
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IB overpayment
Looking for some guidance on this case. Client has been cliaming IB 2005, application was also made for DLA this was awarded and clients wife started | philly | 15-Mar-10 04:11 PM
by stainsby | 1 | 369 |
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failing to apply for an occupational pension ...
... good afternoon all :)
just a quicky !
have a cl. aged 62 who receives c.b.e.s.a and a topup of i.b.e.s.a so they receive p.c (gc) amount.
he | Sayo | 15-Mar-10 01:37 PM
by Dolge | 4 | 469 |
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ESA - support & work premiums
Apologies for Friday afternoon meltdown...
All of the ESA clients I see have failed their LCW medicals and are appeal cases. What happens after th | joannah | 09-Mar-10 02:45 PM
by Tony Bowman | 5 | 713 |
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permitted work new rules
Has anyone seen an April uprating letter that includes trying to explain the new permitted work earning work rules. How the change will affect their | penny newell | 09-Mar-10 10:03 AM
by rspence | 3 | 701 |
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Fit notes – wishful thinking?
In the DWP’s Feb2010 leaflet, A guide for General Practitioners and other doctors at www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/ fitnote-gp-guide.pdf , there are 3 "case stud | rspence | 08-Mar-10 01:40 PM | 0 | 364 |
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Visual impairment and physical difficulty walking ESA
Does anyone have experience of arguing that physical difficulty walking due to visual impairment (risk of falling, need to scan from side to side etc | dab | 08-Mar-10 12:11 PM
by Lisa24 | 8 | 471 |
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IB Commissioners Decisions - major therapeutic procedure
Hello
I am looking for 2 commissioners decisions CIB/4034/2000 and/or CIB/14667/1996 about what counts as a major therapetic procedure.
Cheers | pam morris | 03-Mar-10 03:03 PM | 0 | 191 |
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ESA Students
Hi,
I am sure this is a easy question but I just cannot find the answer.
Client is 20, gets DLA middle care and is full time student in non-adva | fulham | 02-Mar-10 02:23 PM
by Joanna | 1 | 283 |
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IB/ESA and Prisoners
I do not have very much experience with people leaving prison so forgive me if this is a really stupidly obvious question!
I can see from the CPAG | pete c | 02-Mar-10 11:40 AM
by steve_h | 1 | 222 |
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IS overpayment – working and claiming – disabled worker?
Clt is heroin addict who had been on IS on grounds of incapacity (credits only so no IB) since Dec 2004.
He started work 3 April 2006 doing a few | Don C | 01-Mar-10 05:36 PM
by ariadne2 | 8 | 756 |
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Possible Set Aside of FtT decision
I know this is a bit late for a Friday, but any help on Monday would be appreciated......
Have just seen client. She had an unsuccessful IB PCA app | pclc | 01-Mar-10 12:41 PM
by pclc | 2 | 322 |
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Old therapeutic work rule before permitted work rules in force
Am looking at a case involving work done while on IB back to 1999 with a £49K OP.
Earnings and hours of work were always below the then therapeutic | Neil Bateman | 26-Feb-10 08:23 AM
by nevip | 6 | 516 |
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IB, Linking Rules & Backdating
Hello, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction to some legislation- I'm struggling to find the relevant SIs that amend the original leg | murphs | 23-Feb-10 08:29 AM
by murphs | 6 | 334 |
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ESA appeal - EMP awards points but not Decision Maker!
I have just come across an unusual problem with an ESA appeal I am working on.
I received the appeals bundle from the DWP yesterday only to discov | Sam Warburton | 19-Feb-10 07:07 PM
by Ruth_T | 2 | 599 |
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Obtaining new med cert from GP to enable payments to continue when appealing an ESA decision
Had a case recently of a lady who came to us for help appeal following an ESA disallowance on the basis of not having limited capability for work. The | andyspire | 19-Feb-10 12:23 PM
by andyspire | 2 | 397 |
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Recovery from injury/surgery
Have a client who fell and dislocated shoulder as well as having a fracture in shoulder area.
At WCA medical she still had arm/shoulder in restrain | neilcoll | 18-Feb-10 09:36 PM
by ariadne2 | 7 | 497 |
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Continence and artificial stoma
The ESA continence descriptors are driving me to distraction.
Our client underwent bowel surgery and has a colostomy. He says that he is perfectl | Ruth_T | 18-Feb-10 09:34 PM
by ariadne2 | 4 | 267 |
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ESA incontinence descriptors
Should you happen to be eating while you are reading this, you may wish to cease one of those activities.
We have two clients who would have scored | Ruth_T | 17-Feb-10 10:31 AM
by KJK | 17 | 2133 |
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ESA conundrum
Client claimed ESA awarded credits (didn't have sufficient NI contributions) as partner's earnings/hours etc etc, and is appealing a WCA decision.
| andyp4 | 17-Feb-10 08:56 AM
by andyp4 | 8 | 875 |
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ESA - appeal to Lower Tribunal not lapsed but 15 points awarded
A client has just advised me that she has been told by DWP that ESA appeal has in effect been allowed (scored sufficient points on revised decision) | derbyadvic | 16-Feb-10 03:18 PM
by nevip | 3 | 464 |
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ESA whist seeking to appeal to Upper Tribunal
I'm not sure if this has been in previous posts ...
Under the old IB/IS scheme it was accepted (sometimes reluctantly by the DWP ) that you continu | pclc | 16-Feb-10 10:55 AM
by ros.white | 2 | 356 |
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FirstESA sub - help!
Morning
I am trying to write my first ESA sub and i am struggling. My client suffers with bi-polar and has serious anger and dealing with people i | Jro1 | 15-Feb-10 02:38 PM
by ariadne2 | 2 | 316 |
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ESA Appeal insufficient evidence
Hi All,
Has anyone had a case similar to this? We have a client who is challenging an ESA decision.
We have received the Secretary of States | Cookie | 12-Feb-10 05:23 PM
by ariadne2 | 5 | 668 |
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ESA while appealing - no payments until after reconsideration
Hello
I complained to the local BDC (Bathgate) about their delay in reinstating ESA payments at the assessment rate once someone has made an appeal | seand | 12-Feb-10 03:21 PM
by seand | 3 | 591 |
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ESA and mortgage payments
If someone has been taken off ESA and appealed, claiming ESA again in the meantime, can mortgage interest payments be included in ESA while the appeal | East Lothian | 11-Feb-10 08:37 AM
by BrianSmith | 2 | 279 |
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Depression and misuse problem?
Hi I am preparing an appeal as client was found fir for work, he does suffer from depression and he also takes drugs. He was admited in hospital after | Antonina | 10-Feb-10 01:12 PM
by Antonina | 7 | 664 |
Incapacity related benefits
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