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have never experienced anything like it,Atos full to bursting with disabled in wheelchairs,mentally impaired,with cpns or cab advisors. Steaming hot with water dispenser empty,5 Practitioners between 30 minutes & an hour behind schedule. Guy ranting "fat ****ing bitch i have been here 2 hours!" guy in wheel chair shat himself & the stench..my god he is not long for this world & i among others heaved on their ****ing carpet as his poor wife screamed:"you ***** my husbands dying & your going to leave me with THIS memory of his last days?" with tears pouring down her face. Point me in direction of downing st and let me thump the ****ing table AFTER i slit their goddam ****ing throats! Sorry for the language but i am disgusted that this is what this country has come to,shitting on the ill to show how strong we are!
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if you can't get esa or jsa, apply for jsa under the hardship provision through a jsa10 form. you still get council tax, housing, and reduced rate jsa paid, but you don't have to look for work.
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The death of one of my fellow comrades last week.
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Thought I'd post this Ministry of Justice information video which gives advice about making an appeal to a tribunal.
Apparently, the MoJ first posted this video on YouTube back in March, but it was taken down a week later after employment minister Chris Grayling complained about some of its content - for example, it says people who attend tribunals in person are twice as likely to win their appeals. It seems Chris Grayling doesn't want mere mortals knowing such things! The video reappeared on YouTube a few days ago. EDIT: A few days after posting the video above the MoJ went and removed it again, but someone has now put a copy of the video on YouTube: |
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Thanks for posting that, Clawhammer. I am appealing my ESA decision and am very nervous about going to the tribunal so that was quite comforting. It's pretty shocking that the government wanted it taken down as it's not exactly controversial and is aimed at helping people with genuine problems. |
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The turning point?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...=FBCNETTXT9038 Some interesting points: Quote:
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These sort of things are getting more common, very sad:
Man sets himself on fire outside Birmingham jobcentre http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...=FBCNETTXT9038 |
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This is just wrong on so meny lvls and makes me worry even more about my up coming esa BS
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I went along to another ESA medical this morning - my second in 7 months.
I was the only person in the waiting room. I saw a different doctor this time. She was nice and pleasant, but the whole procedure still feels a tad degrading and humiliating. The assessment lasted about 15 minutes. I'll ask my Jobcentre for a copy of the medical report, and should hear back from the DWP in about a months' time. I feel like I'm becoming an old hand at these medicals now. |
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^ That's horrible (and unethical and mental abuse in my opinion) that they would put you through yet another one of these degrading farcical ESA "medicals" in such a short time, like as if you're really going to be cured of your phobias in just a few short months, something which you've probably had for years.
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Fingers crossed clawhammer!
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The Tory ideology seems rife within the new universal benefit. A good idea gone warped it seems.
Benefit reforms will penalise thousands of disabled people, analysis shows http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...?newsfeed=true |
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They are trying to recruit mods from members there. As the admin was doing a solo job in a (now) very popular forum. She cracked up poor lass.
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^ I expect the volume of messages got too much for her as apparently the amount of people being kicked off ESA (and other benefits no doubt) has completely gone through the roof in the last few months and most are in need of help with their appeals. I hope she is ok.
I joined the 'benefits and work' site which is very helpful but they make you pay £20 for just 1 years membership which is a bit of a rip off. I suppose they can afford to pay their admin staff with that amount of money coming in. |
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First of all I have had an expereince of this before and i had to go through the appeal process, i did eventually win, but it took close to a year to get there. Now this week i have been sent a date for a medcial assessment, now because of my expereince of the last one, i doubt somehow that i will pass. I think in most cases whatever you say they fail you, otherwise they do not get paid. Now i think the system is un-fair and if you have passed a medical once or gone through the appeal system, you should not have to go for a medical assessment for one year after you win. Now i am dreading this because they have given me such a short time to get any edvience together. I am going to see my doctor as soon as i can and i have little support as i am still on a waiting list to get a support worker and i am worried that they will just say that because i am on the waiting list i am much better.
I am sorry that these medicals are never easy, i wish they were and i wish there was something better i could post here. I would take as much evdience as possible and go from there. Too be honest i think you have a much better chance if you go with a support worker or someone like that, as this makes it hard for them top fail you. Also if you do have to go through the appeal process, go directly to cab and get yourself a repesentive who will help you with your case. Secondly to be honest i am Very, very nervous as i have a dwp medical at end of july and i am very much dreading it, i never feel at ease at those things and i find them so hard to get through. I just end feeling lots of aniexty and end up claming up so they always fail me. I do not want to have to go through the appeal system yet again. I do not know how i will get through that day. Let alone the few before it. I just don't know what to do and know i will suffer a panic attack. The thing is i hate showing this to anyone i do not know. I struggle at work places, especially busy places, but struggle to tell them this. |
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Thought I'd flag up a couple of programmes on TV tonight (Monday, 30 July) about the ESA work capability assessment:
Dispatches: Britain On The Sick. 8pm, Channel 4 “Using undercover filming, reporter Jackie Long investigates the shocking processes used to assess whether sickness and disability benefit claimants should be declared fit for work.” Panorama: Disabled or faking it? 8.30pm, BBC2 “Panorama investigates the government's plans to end the so-called 'sick note culture' and their attempts to get millions of people off disability benefits and into work. In Britain's modern welfare state, millions are being paid to private companies to assess sick and disabled claimants but is the system working? Or are new tests wrongly victimising those who deserve support the most?” |
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Both excellent programs, lets hope this is the turn of the tide!
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I'm sickened, livid and gobsmacked at how those french atos bastards have been getting away with treating people in that manner!!! |
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I'm sick of this Governments attitude to disabled people and feel that we should actively campaign for the rights of people already enduring problems in coping. I'm very concerned about the changes in benefits planned by the Government. In my opinion unacceptable removing or reduction in benefits is going to take place. We should campaign and oppose as much as possible.
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I did notice all the 'docs' doing tests on both programs were not Brits. The Training doc in Dispatches could get get real work here and ended up working for ATOS. I cannot see many NHS docs taking up the work, the circles I mix in have always said the assessors were unkempt, could not speak english properly, or did not seem professional etc. Makes you wonder eh?
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Here is the dispatches one: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od/
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode..._or_Faking_It/
Not on there yet but hopefully will be soon. |
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I having to do this, but i mainly get s.a due to fatque i alway had s.a issues but could usually surpress most of them. I claiming incapasity at moment dues to m.e/cfs condtion i got (after an virus )that i have, i will be gettin questionaire any week now, dreading it as have my own council flat and if get rejected il be on half money a week, and have lots bills :O
good luck everyone else claiming i heard even harder to get regarding phycological stuff. I have my old incapasity forms from 2006 so can take some refernaces from that as photocopied it. |
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also i got £260 of bills a month so dunno how 71 a week id afford keep my flat. I'l hav emake sure i get a specialist letter and gp letter to help my case. My mums good at forms as was cival servant so i hoping il be ok
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