Got a ESA disability medical. Very worried

bobbilly · January 28, 2018, 2:52am

I’ve been on disability benefits pretty much all my adult life and have never been to a assessment. I’ve been called for one, pretty much everybody will be assessed for ESA now because here in the U.K. they are implamenting exempt criteria for chronically disabled people meaning they won’t have to be assessed for disability benefits anymore in the future. I want to meet the criteria for exempt statues

In 2016 I was rushed to hospital because I severally cut my armpit trying to take a microchip out from delusions. The air ambulance paramedics came it was so bad. I nearly got kicked out my supported living home (group home for people in the states) My supported living manager is coming with me to my assessment and she’s going to tell them everything. When the assessors ask me my condition I’m going to tell the truth and say I haven’t got anything wrong me with with I think I haven’t, (pdoc says I lack insight) Do you think this is a good idea?

Do you think with the self harm and 11 involuntary hospital admissions and neatly 2 last years if there had been a bed will help my case. They say I have chronic SZA and live in a 24/7 staff group home. i’m so worried about it. Any advice would be very welcome.

anon20613941 · January 28, 2018, 3:00am

Is this for ESA or pip/DLA?

bobbilly · January 28, 2018, 3:05am

Its for ESA…

anon20613941 · January 28, 2018, 3:08am

I reckon you will walk it. You don’t get supported living in the U.K. very easily. You obviously have challenges in daily living.

Tomasina · January 28, 2018, 3:09am

Sorry you’re worried @bobbilly. I hope it goes well for you. I don’t know your country/situation so can’t comment. Pls keep us posted, if you like.

bobbilly · January 28, 2018, 3:09am

i have heard all the horror stories, it worries me/

anon20613941 · January 28, 2018, 3:11am

THe impression I get is that these reviews are to tell if you will get ESA for life. Not testing if you will get ESA at all. I think it is a given you will get ESA.

bobbilly · January 28, 2018, 3:13am

my supported living manager and community nurse (I don’t have a CPN because I’m under the learning disability team and they have community nurses) all say I’m going to be fine but I’m scared. I have this idea I’m going to end up homeless. I have a 21 hour one to one support package from social services plus 24/7 staff supported living including sleep staff. I’m worried they are not going to listen to my supported living manager.

anon20613941 · January 28, 2018, 3:16am

They will listen. Let your manager do the talking. Let me be candid - it would look very bad for the dwp to make a sz person with learning difficulties living in supported housing homeless.

bobbilly · January 28, 2018, 3:16am

thank you Jimbod.

SkinnyMe · January 28, 2018, 3:26am

What does ESA mean?

bobbilly · January 28, 2018, 3:26am

Employment support allowance, Its a U.K. Disability payment of £125.00 a week

zeno · January 28, 2018, 2:28pm

I think you will get it because you have some very solid proofs (papers from your pdocs and you live in a staff group home).

SkinnyMe · January 28, 2018, 2:41pm

Thank you for answering my question. Cheers.

TheBest · January 28, 2018, 7:14pm

As soon as I received disability in the USA I started to hear voices. I didn’t hear them prior to that. I think if you get denied the first time you have a different status to the government. Good luck.

SethTheNew · January 29, 2018, 12:44pm

Given that you live in Supported Housing - i reckon you will have nothing to worry about and will walk it. I wouldn’t worry about it. It sounds like a similar situation of mine and i had no problems.

Sorry yeah what @anon20613941 said!

bobbilly · January 29, 2018, 12:59pm

That’s good to hear rogerrob thank you.

system · April 29, 2018, 1:00pm

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