Lost tribunal

I have suffered from severe depression & anxiety & Insomnia for 25 yrs,i was discharged from the mental health group 18 months ago,September last year i had some forms from DWP to fill in for a medical assessment,in the past i had help to fill the forms by a CPN which i had known for 15 years,i only sleep 3 to 4 hours every night & find it hard to fill in forms,so confused and panic so i filled in the forms myself and sent them off,im finding it hard to write this thing its difficult to get the words out of my head,i suffered a fractured skull in 2001 & have not worked since my moods are terrible and get aggressive with people,anyway i have left the house once since april to go to the tribunal and i lost because i was on my own and did not say a word i am a very quiet person CAB rang me on 10th september to ask what happened at the tribunal i said that i had lost and very angry and they said not to appeal to the upper tier because i would be put on job seekers allowance,since the tribunal i havent heard anything i am very worried and get suicidal thoughts very often,this bloody government are making things worse mentally ill people.

gwyn wrote: I have suffered from severe depression & anxiety & Insomnia for 25 yrs,i was discharged from the mental health group 18 months ago,September last year i had some forms from DWP to fill in for a medical assessment,in the past i had help to fill the forms by a CPN which i had known for 15 years,i only sleep 3 to 4 hours every night & find it hard to fill in forms,so confused and panic so i filled in the forms myself and sent them off,im finding it hard to write this thing its difficult to get the words out of my head,i suffered a fractured skull in 2001 & have not worked since my moods are terrible and get aggressive with people,anyway i have left the house once since april to go to the tribunal and i lost because i was on my own and did not say a word i am a very quiet person CAB rang me on 10th september to ask what happened at the tribunal i said that i had lost and very angry and they said not to appeal to the upper tier because i would be put on job seekers allowance,since the tribunal i havent heard anything i am very worried and get suicidal thoughts very often,this bloody government are making things worse mentally ill people.

Hi g,

I am sorry to hear of your problems !!

Appealing to the Upper Tier (if possible) would not have any bearing whatsoever on which benefit you could claim, and would certainly not mean that you : "would be put on job seekers allowance,"

It is true, that if you appealed to the UT alone, you would not receive any benefit whilst doing so.

However appealing to The UT, and making a fresh claim for ESA or JSA are two totally separate issues.

If you can obtain a fresh fit note (Med 3) from your G.P., and six months or more have passed since the date of the original adverse decision that you appealed, you should be able to make a fresh claim for ESA using the ESA 1 Claim Form and the accompanying fresh fit note.

Have a read of this topic, it should help :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=top...d=10&id=99925#114026

Please post any further queries to this topic, if you are still unsure.

bro58

If you were granted leave to appeal to the UT, 1) legal aid might be available and 2) you would not be paid any ESA, relating to this claim, until/unless a decision was made in your favour.