Is this the longest outstanding ESA50 renewal ?

I sent back my usual annual ESA50 forms for July last year and I still haven't heard anything. I know there are delays, but this is 9 months now.

The only thing I have had in the post is about the increase in benefits in April. I presume though this is nothing to do with my ESA50 renewal ?

I know there is nothing the mods here can do, but I was curious if my 9 months is the longest for people on this forum, every other previous renewal I have had has only taken 3 months, but those have been without the need for a face to face.

Thanks for the link. I think though his may have been sorted by the "We have looked at your claim again" letter that he got. Although I did get a similar one about price changes in April it didn't make any reference to looking at my claim again.

However the other guy on that thread said his took 8 months before he was called, so I am close to that I guess. As I am in the support group I am partially pleased there has been no contact, as my benefits are still being paid, but it leaves me a bit in limbo knowledge wise.

Gordon, do you think the letter I recieved about changing rates in April is relevant ? Or did everyone get one of those ? I stupidly threw it away, I couldn't see anything different on it from previous years where benefits have increased slightly. I have not had any phone calls or follow up letters. Nothing mentioned about points or anything. It looked like your standard price increase message.

Benson wrote: Gordon, do you think the letter I recieved about changing rates in April is relevant ? Or did everyone get one of those ? I stupidly threw it away, I couldn't see anything different on it from previous years where benefits have increased slightly. I have not had any phone calls or follow up letters. Nothing mentioned about points or anything. It looked like your standard price increase message.

Hi B,

All benefit recipients receive annual uprating letters each year in the run up to April.

So I doubt that this would be in connection with your reassessment.

The only way to be sure would be to contact the DWP.

The reason that we thought the letter received in the post below may have been regarding the reassessment result was that it was received at the end of May, after the ESA50 had been sent. :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=topic&catid=10&id=100717

As an aside, the way things are, I would advise members to keep and file all letters to/from The DWP.

bro58

Yep, i just realised, it is the usual letter, shame.

I notice also on this fiorum someone else posted about getting their verdict from the same department as me in November (sent to ATOS the same month as me), and their verdict was without face to face. So given mine is 4 to 5 months on from this makes me feel I am in the actual queue for a F2F appointment as this would explain why the longer delay than usual. I didn't have a F2F for my previous 2 reneweals, so I guess perhaps it is inevitable they would bring me in this time.

Do you know though if a F2F would inflict a longer waiting time than those who get their forms done by a nurse or doctor without a F2F ? Or do they roughly take the same time ?