Mention sanction threat at ESA appeal?

I have my appeal on Wednesday to be put in the support group of ESA rather than the WRAG. I have missed both my allocated WRAG appointments at the job centre due to being too ill on the day and have been threatened with sanctions if I fail to attend the next scheduled appointment which is this Thursday. I am wondering whether to mention this at the appeal. I have chronic fatigue syndrome and it is very difficult for me to attend appointments two days in a row (I need to rest for at least 48 hours between appointments) - so if I do not win the appeal I probably will end up getting sanctioned because there is a good likelihood I will be too fatigued after the appeal to attend the WRAG interview.

I am appealing on the basis that I meet descriptors 1, 9, 10, 11 12 and 13 because even though I can do all of these on occasion, I am unable to repeat any of the activities within a reasonable timescale.

I also have two specialists letters that state that work of any type or preparation for work would result in a deterioration of my condition.

Just wondering whether to mention the threat of sanctions or whether to leave that out?

Karen

A big thankyou to everyone at Benefits and Work. I won my appeal to be moved from the WRAG group to the support group of ESA last Wednesday (for chronic fatigue syndrome) and the guides available on this site were so useful in preparing for the hearing. I was in the room for just 10 minutes. Such a relief!

Now I just have to prepare for my DLA appeal.

Excellent news KD, you can now relax, you must be so relieved, well done.

That is great news KD, thanks for letting us know. I hope that the DLA appeal goes equally well.