RE; SUPPORT GROUP

[John5]

Hi all, I just thought i would let you know that they have taken me out of the WRAG group and put me in the support Group at last , But only for 18 months i don't know why only 18 months , but i got in the group i should be in , Thanks for all your help and advice

[london-man]

Hope it goes well john

[Hidden]

John , good news

I was in the wrag group , only about a week mind & someone wrote in for me & they took me straight out & put me in support

I am in for 2 years , dont worry , reason I feel is after a certain amount of time they will come asking again so thats why they either say 2 years , 18 months or what ever , & we may have to go through it again , so keep anything you have to back you up if needed when & if that time comes

Meantime , relax now , & concentrate on you

Love

whywhy

xxx

[london-man in reply to Hidden]

What is a wrag group?

[Hidden in reply to london-man]

wrag group , is where they say you are not fit to work , but will make you keep going in every say 4 weeks & answer questions , which when you are not well , can make you feel under pressure

Support group , they leave you alone & accept you are not well & dont bother you

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[london-man]

Oh, I have to go to one of them on Tuesday, on my birthday! I'm dreading it...I don't think I can face it but I know I have to go

[Hidden in reply to london-man]

I understand , sorry I wish I hadnt told you , now , when you go , tell them this has caused you so much stress & you have hardly made it there , sometimes they wont ask for you to come in again & will just phone you now & again to check you are still ill ....I no its stupid all this , but you have to go along with it , dont worry , just answer no to everything they ask , dont say maybe or sometimes , answer everything on your worse day , not on a good one , you will be OK

Dont forget we will be here for you

xxx

[Hidden in reply to london-man]

Just been thinking while I am ironing , yes I can do both

And I have been trying to block this out my brain , but as you have mentioned Tuesday & it does suck , they have called you in on your BD , but I have now remembered I have a routine hospital app that same day

Now its going to be traumatic for me thats why I am blocking it out cos I dont like going out , hate hospitals & OCD will be in over drive as I will see germs every where , so I have that to get through , so LM , we will both face Tuesday & face our fears & then later we will come on & celebrate your Birthday yea

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[london-man in reply to Hidden]

Thanx whywhy, yes...we can do it, i'll be with you all the way xxx

[london-man]

Hey whywhy, no...thanks for telling me, I now know what to do....thanks for the help xxx

[Hidden in reply to london-man]

Bless you , you will be OK

xxx

[london-man in reply to Hidden]

Xxx

[bonnie1959 in reply to Hidden]

Whywhy I don't no what to do about money , I have had no income since the end of April when work stopped paying me, I don't no what to do, or where to start, I had 3,000 in my bank, but that is very low now.

Bonnie

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[Hidden in reply to bonnie1959]

Bonnie , I am sure you are allowed 3,000 , it used to be 5,000 , you could have in savings , you should be putting in a claim

I am sure you would be entitled

Could you see CAB , we have one that goes to our surgery once a week , they really no exactly what to do & they will do it all for you

If you get stuck I will help , but seriously , next week , try , I no you are not well , but looks to me you are not claiming money you should be , so any chance of getting to see CAB , do it

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[bonnie1959 in reply to Hidden]

yes I need to sort it out, there not a lot of the 3,000 left now, I haven't checked for a while, but I would say roughly 800 left,

Bonnie

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[Hidden in reply to bonnie1959]

Flipping heck Bonnie , I feel this must be a must I wished it had got mentioned sooner , you could have kept some of your savings

Never mind , but you wont be able to survive long on what you have left , so do your best & get support nxt week & get this sorted , will take them a few weeks any way to do it , so you do need to , or it wont help your health hun

By the way , I wonder how Winter is , she is quite today & thompson , hope its because they are having a good day

xxx

[bonnie1959 in reply to Hidden]

I no its urgent now, will see if they are there on Monday, yes I was wondering about winter and Thompson , maybe they will let us no later.

Bonnie

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[Hidden in reply to bonnie1959]

Ask at your GP surgery as well if one goes in , you can phone & ask , I never knew we had one going in every week , was just by chance I found out

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[bonnie1959 in reply to Hidden]

I will do, but hate going to the docs, but will go if have to.

Thank you

Whywhy

Bonnie

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[John5]

Sorry london-man i couldn't get back to reply to you, I never got as far as going to the wrag group i was put in it , and i had someone from the CAB come to my house as i am house bound , they did a letter for me and sent it to the DWP I also got in touch with my local MP he did a letter for me as well i sent them to the dwp along with the GL24 appeal form . I only heard yesterday that they had changed their minds and put me into the support group The CAB helped me a lot. People on here are great i followed their advice . Good luck for Tuesday and Happy Birthday also for Tuesday If you get any problems just post them on here , I found lots of people giving great advice Best Wishes xx

[agora in reply to John5]

Good for you! Wonderful to hear that someone has had a good outcome.

[london-man in reply to John5]

Thanx for the help john, i'll keep you updated on how it goes and i may need help and advice on what to do after ive been to see them. xx

[John5]

Try the CAB Bonnie , They are very helpful

[bonnie1959 in reply to John5]

Thank you, I will ring them

Bonnie

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[agora in reply to bonnie1959]

I think you're permitted to have up to £6000 in savings before you can claim benefits.

[bonnie1959 in reply to agora]

I had 3,000, but have only got around 800 left now, so I can claim, ive now been told. going to start Monday.

Bonnie

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[Hidden in reply to bonnie1959]

How would this site manage without WhyWhy,with her support and knowledge .

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Linalou

I dont have any knowledge though , I think its more like bad luck I have been through nearly everything

O everyone on here keeps this site going , would love to see more back as well

Are you keeping OK

xxx

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for asking how I am,I have been good the last 4/5 days,but today ,Sunday my head is whirling,I never cry but today eyes keep filling up but don't know why,most likely feeling sorry for myself,it's strange this anxiety thing,I would like to take my head off and give it a good shake to get rid of the fullness,I was once told your mind is like full of boxes that you fill up with thoughts,feelings,worries ect,all neat and tidy and then ,too much is being crammed in and the boxes all overspill jumbling up.Know you like tidiness ,wish you could help us tidy our heads! And yes you are a source of help and knowledge on this site ,you must devote a lot of time to everyone.I was looking for an old email from last year and a lot of emails were from this site( well the old site)and it was full of names we don't see now,Trip,Robbie12,sweetiecass could go on,I hope they are not on because the all feel better.Have,nt seen Grog on lately either ,hope he is ok.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thats a very good description of how the head feels , that & I always say I could do with an on /off switch

O if I had the answer how to keep it tidy , believe me I would tell you all , that is one thing I dont seem to have managed how to do

Sometimes I can just wake up & feel I could just cry , no real reason behind it & of course then I think its me & how I am , but if it helps , I talk to people that dont suffer & they have days like it as well , so it could be normal & we panic thinking whats wrong with us , when an off day , is normal for everyone ,. life can be full of pressure , I hope it passes hun

Yes me to , missing so many names & when you look you cant get in the directory , only newcomers show , so even though I remember so many , I cant message them as i cant remember the full name they went under

Had a message from someone last night , bless they had only just found their way on here after all these weeks

They were finding it strange , as I do & still am to be honest , I did ask them to talk when they were ready , so fingers crossed

Grog is ok , again I think he is struggling with the new site , I will see if I can get a message to him & he might pop on & say Hello

We will keep going , I keep telling myself it will come good again , even though I have days when I have doubts , but people like you keep making me believe when I see you on here

xxx

[cheekipixi]

Hia John, Im so pleased for you, what a nitemare this is for everyone, they took my incapacity off me, my council tax reductions, income support, they took everything from me, even the payments towards the interest on my mortgage and it is looking like I will repossessed. I have appealed this but the time it is sorted out I will be pennilesss and in debt and homeless.

In thier report, I found lies, things missed out, they even said I had failed to return the ESA50 questionnaire, which i hadnt, so they based their decision on the face to face medical and that was it, the report was full of contridictions also.

It is a case of the vicims being victimised

So wrong

[John5 in reply to cheekipixi]

Hi , I am so sorry to hear about what they are doing to you . They sent me a letter saying i was to be put in the wrag group well i cant get out, I am house bound they even sent an Atos Doctor to my home so how do they expect me to go to the Job center ect , I phoned them first , and i spoke to a young lad who said to me " well i like to feel as though i have earned my money not just been given it " wow i went mad at him cheeky xxx . Anyway i phoned the CAB and they sent someone round to see me and we filled in the GL 24 and sent it off , I also contacted my MP he also wrote to them , and as i am ex forces i thought there is no harm getting a letter from the RAFA . I was willing for them to try and get me to go into this wrag group as i would of contacted every newspaper going if i had too. If they tried to take my money away from me , so i was determined to fight them all the way from the very first day i got there letter . My medical report also had lots of lies in it and lots missing so i contacted Atos and asked for a complaints form i am at this time still filling it in . I would try the Welfare Rights People also if you haven't already they are very good .

I hope you get things sorted out and i wish you the very best of luck . Keep fighting dont give in to them.

John xx