If I was to ring up DWP and ask the prognosis for my esa reassessment could this prompt them to call for me to have a reassessment straightaway or earlier ? I won my tribunal last Oct 14 and written on the outcome / decision paperwork said advised not to reassess for at least 12 months .this being that I was due major back surgery imminently and I suppose they wanted to see how I go on .....Do they generally stick to what has been written ?
The people who answer the DWP phones have no influence on any decisions regarding when you might be reassessed. Phoning to ask for your 'prognosis' should not have any adverse effects.
In theory all ESA awards are open ended, they do not come with a fixed term like DLA/PIP. In practice, the prognosis will be entered on the computer and it would be unusual to be assessed before this. However, recently there has been a huge backlog of cases and many routine reassessments were suspended, with the result that some claimants are waiting much longer than expected before reassessment.
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