by 51A » Sat 27 Sep, 2014 6:51 pm
LadyCentauria wrote:Sky'sGoneOut wrote:Farcical. Utterly farcical.
Excuse me if I go on a bit here.
So I got there on time and sat in the waiting room with 5 other people. One by one they were called up and told their documentation from the DWP hadn't shown up so their assessment would have to be re-scheduled. Until it got to me then nothing. So I sat there alone listening to the fuckwits on the front desk laughing and joking and imagining their horrible deaths until a 'nurse' called for me.
The first thing I noticed as I followed her along the corridor was she had thigh length black leather boots on and kept having to remind myself she was the enemy.
It became apparent immediately that they'd also lost my documentation. It seems we folks with problems up in the old noggin are allowed to be assessed without such trivialities as even the vaguest knowledge of who we are or what our condition may be.
So I sat there and I looked angry and I frowned and it all went ahead.
And despite me being her only customer I was in and out within 20 minutes.
Still it was Friday afternoon.
They just don't seem to take it seriously, do they!? I'll keep my fingers crossed that you have a better result than you're expecting. And, if you're interested – or if you can bear it – the CAB want to hear from people about their experiences with the ESA process for their campaign, "Fit for work," either via their blog, FB, or Twitter.
@51A put up a post about it a couple of days ago. Info here:
https://blogs.citizensadvice.org.uk/blo ... rk-for-you
Don't feel you have to share your experience with CAB if you're not comfortable doing so, but you as a statistic (nameless if you want) are useful to the campaign. I'm a CAB volunteer, we are seeing truly awful things happening, ESA and PIP being denied when it clearly ought to be awarded. I don't know if you've used us but it it's what we're there for. We get a massive sense of satisfaction when we right a wrong. If you have any support worker CAB will usually offer a full appointment, bypassing the "Gateway" system if your support worker requests it, if not feel free to PM me and I will try to find out how your local Bureau works - we all work a bit differently and are differently funded depending on area but most work on a "Gateway Assessment" either by appointment or drop in followed by a full appointment with a specialist caseworker. I've seen several instances - almost all where our caseworkers are involved - where WCA has scored 0, on Appeal or at Tribunal full awards have been made on highest rates. All the best.
[quote="LadyCentauria"][quote="Sky'sGoneOut"]Farcical. Utterly farcical.
Excuse me if I go on a bit here.
So I got there on time and sat in the waiting room with 5 other people. One by one they were called up and told their documentation from the DWP hadn't shown up so their assessment would have to be re-scheduled. Until it got to me then nothing. So I sat there alone listening to the fuckwits on the front desk laughing and joking and imagining their horrible deaths until a 'nurse' called for me.
The first thing I noticed as I followed her along the corridor was she had thigh length black leather boots on and kept having to remind myself she was the enemy.
It became apparent immediately that they'd also lost my documentation. It seems we folks with problems up in the old noggin are allowed to be assessed without such trivialities as even the vaguest knowledge of who we are or what our condition may be.
So I sat there and I looked angry and I frowned and it all went ahead.
And despite me being her only customer I was in and out within 20 minutes.
Still it was Friday afternoon.[/quote]
They just don't seem to take it seriously, do they!? I'll keep my fingers crossed that you have a better result than you're expecting. And, if you're interested – or if you can bear it – the CAB want to hear from people about their experiences with the ESA process for their campaign, "Fit for work," either via their blog, FB, or Twitter. [b]@51A[/b] put up a post about it a couple of days ago. Info here:
[url]https://blogs.citizensadvice.org.uk/blog/was-it-fit-for-work-for-you[/url][/quote]
Don't feel you have to share your experience with CAB if you're not comfortable doing so, but you as a statistic (nameless if you want) are useful to the campaign. I'm a CAB volunteer, we are seeing truly awful things happening, ESA and PIP being denied when it clearly ought to be awarded. I don't know if you've used us but it it's what we're there for. We get a massive sense of satisfaction when we right a wrong. If you have any support worker CAB will usually offer a full appointment, bypassing the "Gateway" system if your support worker requests it, if not feel free to PM me and I will try to find out how your local Bureau works - we all work a bit differently and are differently funded depending on area but most work on a "Gateway Assessment" either by appointment or drop in followed by a full appointment with a specialist caseworker. I've seen several instances - almost all where our caseworkers are involved - where WCA has scored 0, on Appeal or at Tribunal full awards have been made on highest rates. All the best.
