ANGELFIRE1 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Any one on here who are (on the sick) got the NEW form which you have to fill in to see what work you CAN do. Apparently after filling in the form and returning it, you may be called up for a medical inspection, obviously to find out if you are swinging the lead. It seems many are throwing in the towel before they are called before the medical board. The whole situation seems very scary to me. Regards Angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Its the new way of helping to find out who is really ill and who are the fraudsters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDeville Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Hi A friend of the family who works in that field showed us one of these forms, and damn good they are too. The forum won't catch all out but should remove many who are just lazy. Looked scary but then we looked at it carefully and if one is genuinely unable to work, not a problem. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doublesix Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 If its from the DHSS ignore it ,the DHSS was abolished over 20 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grafikhaus74 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Its the new way of helping to find out who is really ill and who are the fraudsters... Now if I was Rich I could go off on a standard 'Daily Fail' rant. But I'm not, for which I'm truly grateful. What's happened is that, in 2008 the DWP replaced Incapacity Benefit and Income Support for new claimants with Employment & Support Allowance (sounds much nicer, doesn't it...?) I had experience of this as I was on JSA at the time and, following a major operation told the JC staff that, as I'd been advised to rest up for 3 months and would not be 'actively seeking work' what happens next? What happened next was that I was hurridley put onto E & SA (doesn't count on the unemployment figures, see? Another box ticked. Job done.) The full process is outlined here, but basically you're sent a multi-page questionnaire which is utterly laughable. You have to answer 'correctly' to get enough points to continue receiving E & SA. To get enough points, you'd probably have to be dead. I was hauled in to see a 'healthcare professional' (i.e. not a doctor, employed by Paris-based Atos and on a bonus for each claimant they turn down). Obviously, as I'm still here, I 'failed' the assessment. Lots on t'internet about this scam. Try this one. And good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Its the new way of helping to find out who is really ill and who are the fraudsters... Unfortunately, the test will be carried out by office lackies who don't know their as* from their elbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Now if I was Rich I could go off on a standard 'Daily Fail' rant. But I'm not, for which I'm truly grateful. What's happened is that, in 2008 the DWP replaced Incapacity Benefit and Income Support for new claimants with Employment & Support Allowance (sounds much nicer, doesn't it...?) I had experience of this as I was on JSA at the time and, following a major operation told the JC staff that, as I'd been advised to rest up for 3 months and would not be 'actively seeking work' what happens next? What happened next was that I was hurridley put onto E & SA (doesn't count on the unemployment figures, see? Another box ticked. Job done.) The full process is outlined here, but basically you're sent a multi-page questionnaire which is utterly laughable. You have to answer 'correctly' to get enough points to continue receiving E & SA. To get enough points, you'd probably have to be dead. I was hauled in to see a 'healthcare professional' (i.e. not a doctor, employed by Paris-based Atos and on a bonus for each claimant they turn down). Obviously, as I'm still here, I 'failed' the assessment. Lots on t'internet about this scam. Try this one. And good luck. Aye, thanks for that, very informative. Best Regards Angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 It has, for a great many years, been the case that a person claiming incapacity benefit would get a form sent out for self-assessment, and could be called in for a medical examination depending on how the form's information was interpreted by the authorities. I really don't understand why people proposed this "new scheme," or why other people complained about it. It's exactly the same as the old scheme from what I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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