No decision letter

Hello everyone

Firstly, thanks to the guides available here I have been successfully been awarded ESA again, after the dreaded ESA50 snd and a telephone assessment.

For many years I have been received income based ESA and placed in the WRAG group.

I month ago, I started receiving a higher amount of benefit in my bank account. I rang the DWP helpline and was told that I had been placed in the support group for 18 months. I said that I had received no notification of this but I was told I would receive notification.

A month later, nothing. I had no letter, no report. Who should I now contact and what should I be requesting?

Many thanks for any thoughts offered.

Many thanks Gary!

Just one more quick question - I thought that being in the Support Group was an indefinite decision. Is it unusual then to be placed in the Support Group but to be reassessed in 18 months?

Thank you

Habbiner wrote:

Many thanks Gary! Just one more quick question - I thought that being in the Support Group was an indefinite decision. Is it unusual then to be placed in the Support Group but to be reassessed in 18 months? Thank you

It's an indefinite decision in that you will continue to be placed in the Support Group until a new decision is made. However, when placed in a group (WRAG or SG), the Decision Maker has to input a date on the ESA computer system for the next Work Capability Assessment. This is usually based on a recommendation from the WCA assessor you spoke to on the telephone. The WCA date is usually set at 12, 18 or 24 months from the date of your last WCA assessment.