What would you do?
I have been working with a client for the past few months who has numerous medical conditions. This person also looks after his wife who also has numerous medical conditions.
When I first started working with this gentleman it was to advise him on the ESA tribunal that he was going to attend. As I was unable to go to the tribunal with him that I had to arrange for one of our support team to go with him, which also meant introducing him at another meeting.
The tribunal was a success and our client was extremely happy. After a few weeks I had a phone call from this client in reference to three letters he had received from the Job Centre informing him that he had to attend these mandatory interviews.
This gentleman has like numerous other people has developed “Brown Envelope Phobia” and was in a state of…
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I would go on the Black Triangle site and pull off the documents regarding Regulation 25/35 and 39 in respect of getting his doctor to give him a letter saying his health is at risk if he is found fit for work or work related activity. This helps to get a claimant into the Support Group. Black Triangle have posted all the documents needed for this to take to a GP, but I don’t know whether his GP will charge for this. It is not a guaranteed avenue and the DWP may try to disregard it, but even if they do, you have a better ground for appeal. It seems to me from the story that this man would suffer and be at risk of mental health deterioration if required to go to mandatory interviews etc. Also, get his MP on to this – a letter from your MP can often do the trick in persuading the DWP to make a better decision. I hope this helps.
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