Support group criteria

Hi I am supporting my wife in a forthcoming appeal. She has been placed in WRAG and wishes to be placed in the support group. Can anybody help me by telling me what are the support group criteria.

Thanks a lot, John

John mc wrote: Hi I am supporting my wife in a forthcoming appeal. She has been placed in WRAG and wishes to be placed in the support group. Can anybody help me by telling me what are the support group criteria.

Thanks a lot, John

Hi Jmc,

Welcome to Benefits and Work

I am assuming that you have already lodged a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) request regarding the adverse WRAG award, see :

Mandatory Reconsiderations Explained

&

Disability Rights UK Factsheet - Appeals and Mandatory Reconsiderations.

There is also an ESA MR/Appeals Guide on this page :

ESA Claims Guides

To qualify for The SG, you would have to show that your wife had Limited Capability for Work Related Activity (LCWRA) in that she fulfilled at least one of the SG qualifying functional descriptors:

SG (LCWRA)Schedule 3 Descriptors

Or, if she does not fulfill any of the above, she could qualify for the SG under The Exceptional Circumstances Rules under :

ESA Reg 35 for entry to The SG (LCWRA)

PLUS Post 28/01/13 Amendment of :

(3) In regulation 35(1) (certain claimants to be treated as having limited capability for work-related activity)(6), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)the claimant is-

(i)receiving treatment for cancer by way of chemotherapy or radiotherapy;

(ii)likely to receive such treatment within six months after the date of the determination of capability for work-related activity; or

(iii)recovering from such treatment,

and the Secretary of State is satisfied that the claimant should be treated as having limited capability for work-related activity; or”.

From : www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3096/regulation/4/made

See also : Qualifying for the Support Group

From our :

ESA FAQ’s

If you did not use our ESA Claims Guides initially :

ESA Claims Guides

You may wish to read through them.

As your wife has been placed into The WRAG, if she is in receipt of CB ESA only, you should be aware of the following :

12 Month Limit for ESA(CB)

Please re-post to this topic if you have any further queries.

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