DWP Appointment Hoaxes
Mike Sivier’s wife has been called for a hoax appointment by the DWP:
Don’t you just hate it when you get a hoax call from the Department for Work and Pensions?
Mrs Mike had one this week, it seems – from Atos.
“Your appointment for an assessment with a healthcare professional” was the heading, beneath which were the words: “We have been asked by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to carry out an assessment in relation to your benefit claim. We have arranged an appointment for you at [date and place]. It is important that you attend this assessment. If you don’t attend, your benefit may be affected.” And so on. It was dated January 30 and we received in on Tuesday (February 3).
Long-term readers will know that this writer is her carer and attended her first work capability assessment in that capacity. I wanted to do so again but on the day we had the letter I was full of a cold that has been going around, and did not feel well enough to deal with grinding bureaucrats until today (Friday).
Phoning up the number on the letter, I gave Mrs Mike’s details, only to be told that there was no appointment booked for her. The person on the other end of the phone – who was very polite and helpful – suggested that her appointment might not be for ESA but PIP, and provided a phone number so I could inquire.
Let’s cut a long story short. She didn’t have an appointment for PIP, or DLA either.
So the letter is a hoax.
Same Difference 
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I always look for DWP return addresses, in my case a P.O. BOX in Belfast, and I’m in Yorkshire. Company’s like DWP, ATOS always use an envelope with a see through panel on the front and a return address on the back flap if either of these are missing, maybe not the see through panel on DLA, PIP2 forms, but the return address missing, then it is a hoax.
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Mike,in the past I have been accused of being aggressive,rude and unwilling to engage(?) Once the JCP realised that I record all interviews,ask for everything in a letter/writing there was an amazing change,my claimant commitment requires me to do 0 steps to work,I still do at least 20 per week,insist that my “Work Coach” reviews them with me,which she refuses to do,as I am wasting her time,I no longer get letters,E-mail,phone call or even a hello,seems that they are happy to torture you until you become bothersome and actually want help,then they run for the hills.
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