BACKDATED PAYMENT FOR ESA

[benning]

I filled in a form they sent me and sent it off,DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET???

[LOUISASAM]

You're very lucky as I've been turned down and mandatory reconsideration rejected.

[benning in reply to LOUISASAM]

Didn't you goto tribunial?

[DeniseLB in reply to LOUISASAM]

Mine was too so you need to through the whole appeal process. Look for form SSCS1 and complete it to start your appeal.

[LOUISASAM in reply to DeniseLB]

Thank you very much for your reply

[DeniseLB]

Mine took about a month to start paying me again and two to get the full back payment, this was after going though an ESA appeal that took six months. Keep a check of what you do expect though as my initial repayment was over £1,000 less than it should have been and when I called to ask why there was not one person that had an explanation. They expect us not to notice and be grateful for what we get it seems!

[benning in reply to DeniseLB]

thanx

[rankin1st in reply to DeniseLB]

Denise LB did you get the underpayment paid out? We are waiting to be paid our backpay having just won the tribunal appeal. Many thanks

[DeniseLB in reply to rankin1st]

Well done by the way as I know how hard it is to go through the process. Yes but it took a few weeks and I did end up having to call them, more than once. They are allowed a month anyway to appeal if they want to. It was 7 weeks before they rectified the fortnightly payments then they had lost or misplaced my doctors certs so I had to send them copies, oh and then they insisted on keeping me on the phone while they transferred the underpayment, sadly though that was not the end for me as I still had not had my ESA assessment, my appeal was based on me being entitled to a home visit. It was another year before I got that and then another two months before I received the revised benefit, it was then that for no reason they held back just over £1,000.00.

Denise

[rankin1st in reply to DeniseLB]

Gosh what a traumatic experience for you. Will see what happens and if they appeal the tribunal decision?!?!? It has been very difficult process which I doubt is over yet, but ever hooeful thanks for your insight