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10 years 10 months ago #123203 by Tommy Teague
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can i ask dwp to consider fast tracking my claim for payment esa to be paid without need to attend medical examination or have to fill in more questionaires if i am recieving treatment which includes chemotherapy via intravenous drip and if so how do i go about it since my claim form for esa has not got a section for this information to be provided claim form has already been posted to dwp without this information being provided to them any help guidance towards my claim for ( esa contribution based ) would be appreciated thanks from tommy
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10 years 10 months ago #123211 by Gordon
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TH
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If you are receiving intravenous chemotherapy then you should automatically qualify for the ESA Support Group, however, as far as I am aware the only "fast track" is for those considered to be terminally ill.
You will likely need to complete an ESA50 which needs to be returned to ATOS, you can start by chasing them, however, there are considerable delays in the assessment process at the moment, we are aware of claimants having waited more than 12 months for ATOS to deal with their claim.
If you have no success with them then you can try the DWP, but they devolve responsibility for medical matters to ATOS so I would not be surprised if they bounce it back to them.
If this happens then I would involve your MP
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and you can make a complaint to the DWP
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Have a look at our Understanding ESA and ESA Claim guides for more information
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Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is
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If you are receiving intravenous chemotherapy then you should automatically qualify for the ESA Support Group, however, as far as I am aware the only "fast track" is for those considered to be terminally ill.
You will likely need to complete an ESA50 which needs to be returned to ATOS, you can start by chasing them, however, there are considerable delays in the assessment process at the moment, we are aware of claimants having waited more than 12 months for ATOS to deal with their claim.
If you have no success with them then you can try the DWP, but they devolve responsibility for medical matters to ATOS so I would not be surprised if they bounce it back to them.
If this happens then I would involve your MP
Contacting your MP
and you can make a complaint to the DWP
Complaining to the DWP
Have a look at our Understanding ESA and ESA Claim guides for more information
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa1
If we can help more then please reply to this post.
Gordon
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