esa- reassessment for 1st time

Gordon

You posted over 2 weeks ago that Steve had returned from holiday and was considering whether the detailed work-focused interview guide could be up-dated. What is the latest position, please?

Thank you for your reply. I know I am getting ahead of myself but I know if I am required to have a Work-Focused Interview even if someone accompanies me, I will be so anxious that I will not follow all that is being said to me. I had hoped to be able to read about what to expect and see any forms that you Guide would have hopefully provided. As this is no longer possible, Could I ask that any forms and written information are provided to me in advance of the appointment on the basis that this is a reasonable adjustment under the Equality Act or alternatively that I can go away after the interview and take the forms away with me and consider whether I need more information before completing and returning the forms in my own time. I am afraid that I may be pressurised at the interview to commit myself to something that will harm my health

I was due to be re-assessed for the first time in September 2015. I had a letter from a branch of Jobcentreplus written 3 years ago to say that an ESA form 50 would be despatched to me in July 2015. I went to the CAB a few months before this and was told that my re-assessment was still scheduled for September 2015. I have seen posts where members have approached the DWP and been told that their re-assessment has been deferred. I plucked up courage and went to the CAB a few days ago. They rang the DWP on the telephone number Gordon gave me in a previous post. I heard the CAB adviser say September 2016 on the phone but he wrote down September 2017 on the piece of paper he supplied to me. He confirmed that I had been deferred. I was so anxious that as usual I just wanted to escape so I stupidly did not query whether he had written down the correct date. I need to have written confirmation from the DWP for peace of mind. Do I write to the same Jobcentreplus that wrote to me 3 years ago giving me my prognosis and telling me when I would be re-assessed. Where do I write please?