Work Focused Interview

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Permalink Reply by Kati on February 24, 2010 at 6:44am

This must be for the new ESA benefit? I live on own too and it is scary when people send you letters saying they gonna cut off your benefits or electric and come around with police (as happened to me once).

If you have family member or friend who can help you attend it or can phone on your behalf for you and explain your difficulties?

I haven't had this letter yet so they must be starting to work their way through transferring everybody from IB to the new ESA. You can email the DWP direct on their site so could send this message to them too? or Citizens Advice Bureau?

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Permalink Reply by Jeannette Hill on February 24, 2010 at 7:44am

My Uncle will be around later today and will help - it's just not nice!

Kati said:

This must be for the new ESA benefit? I live on own too and it is scary when people send you letters saying they gonna cut off your benefits or electric and come around with police (as happened to me once).

If you have family member or friend who can help you attend it or can phone on your behalf for you and explain your difficulties?

I haven't had this letter yet so they must be starting to work their way through transferring everybody from IB to the new ESA. You can email the DWP direct on their site so could send this message to them too? or Citizens Advice Bureau?

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Permalink Reply by Kati on February 24, 2010 at 2:01pm

which part of the benefit do you get the higher rate for? mobility or care? one of them has 3 levels and other only has two i can't remember right now which is which.

Apparently according to stuff on internet under the new tighter PCA rules for the ESA people who were exempt from working on Incapacity benefit are no longer automatically exempt under the new rules.

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Permalink Reply by Marie Turner on February 24, 2010 at 5:39pm

Hi Jeanette
I hope you are recovering from your nasty shock. It is horrible to receive nasty letters. I hate the post especially brown envelopes. Also I used to receive acrimonious letters from my ex husbands solicitor which frightened me on numerous occasions and I am an outgoing confident person. It is so much worse if you receive such a letter on your own. If youb are anything like me my imagination goes haywire and I start seeing the most awful scenarios. This happened recently when I had to report my condition to the DVLA. In my imaginatin I was going for an assessment and beinfg so nervous that I failed the test and my license was taken away.Every day I dread the post.
If we talk to others we can get the problem into pperspective. You have beenI asked to attend an interview. They haven't cut your benefits yet nor are they likely to when they see the nature of your difficulties. Perhaps they can suggest some jobs for which don't involve using the phone,speaking , writing or general mobility and which employer is likely to hand you a bucket when you are sick.You are quite naturally panicking but take one step at a tim e .Get a friend to help you prepare for the interview and go with you.They are trying to cut down on fraud which is absolutely the right thing to do.So you just have to show them you have a gen uine case and you will be ok.They are not my fav people at the moment but they are caught up in a faulty system and are just doing their job.In time the shock will wear off and you will feel better. While you r recovering just think of nice things and keep your mind on doing what you can do.I go woozy whenever I stand up and try to walk.Please excuse the typos but you know what its like.
Don't panic
Marie

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Permalink Reply by Jeannette Hill on February 25, 2010 at 2:12am

Thank you - have calmed down a lot. This is not an interview to determine that I'm fit for work, but to sit and patronise me and tell me how to write a cv, and tbh if they want to waste more time and money doing this then fine!

Marie Turner said:

Hi Jeanette
I hope you are recovering from your nasty shock. It is horrible to receive nasty letters. I hate the post especially brown envelopes. Also I used to receive acrimonious letters from my ex husbands solicitor which frightened me on numerous occasions and I am an outgoing confident person. It is so much worse if you receive such a letter on your own. If youb are anything like me my imagination goes haywire and I start seeing the most awful scenarios. This happened recently when I had to report my condition to the DVLA. In my imaginatin I was going for an assessment and beinfg so nervous that I failed the test and my license was taken away.Every day I dread the post.
If we talk to others we can get the problem into pperspective. You have beenI asked to attend an interview. They haven't cut your benefits yet nor are they likely to when they see the nature of your difficulties. Perhaps they can suggest some jobs for which don't involve using the phone,speaking , writing or general mobility and which employer is likely to hand you a bucket when you are sick.You are quite naturally panicking but take one step at a tim e .Get a friend to help you prepare for the interview and go with you.They are trying to cut down on fraud which is absolutely the right thing to do.So you just have to show them you have a gen uine case and you will be ok.They are not my fav people at the moment but they are caught up in a faulty system and are just doing their job.In time the shock will wear off and you will feel better. While you r recovering just think of nice things and keep your mind on doing what you can do.I go woozy whenever I stand up and try to walk.Please excuse the typos but you know what its like.
Don't panic
Marie

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Permalink Reply by Marie Turner on February 25, 2010 at 2:38am

Oh I see .One of those interviews Good luck.

Jeannette Hill said:

Thank you - have calmed down a lot. This is not an interview to determine that I'm fit for work, but to sit and patronise me and tell me how to write a cv, and tbh if they want to waste more time and money doing this then fine!

Marie Turner said:

Hi Jeanette
I hope you are recovering from your nasty shock. It is horrible to receive nasty letters. I hate the post especially brown envelopes. Also I used to receive acrimonious letters from my ex husbands solicitor which frightened me on numerous occasions and I am an outgoing confident person. It is so much worse if you receive such a letter on your own. If youb are anything like me my imagination goes haywire and I start seeing the most awful scenarios. This happened recently when I had to report my condition to the DVLA. In my imaginatin I was going for an assessment and beinfg so nervous that I failed the test and my license was taken away.Every day I dread the post.
If we talk to others we can get the problem into pperspective. You have beenI asked to attend an interview. They haven't cut your benefits yet nor are they likely to when they see the nature of your difficulties. Perhaps they can suggest some jobs for which don't involve using the phone,speaking , writing or general mobility and which employer is likely to hand you a bucket when you are sick.You are quite naturally panicking but take one step at a tim e .Get a friend to help you prepare for the interview and go with you.They are trying to cut down on fraud which is absolutely the right thing to do.So you just have to show them you have a gen uine case and you will be ok.They are not my fav people at the moment but they are caught up in a faulty system and are just doing their job.In time the shock will wear off and you will feel better. While you r recovering just think of nice things and keep your mind on doing what you can do.I go woozy whenever I stand up and try to walk.Please excuse the typos but you know what its like.
Don't panic
Marie

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Permalink Reply by Kati on February 25, 2010 at 5:40am

Apparently, according to one site, if you are in receipt of the higher level of DLA Care (doesn't apply to mobility part) you are automatically exempt from this process of assessment for work on the new ESA.

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