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HENDRIX	# Posted: 18 Sep 2011 10:27 Reply I suffer with severe and enduring mental health problems which leave me unable to work. At the moment I get income support and DLA. I recently received a form for ESA to which all claimants of the current Incapacity/ Income Support will soon be transferred. I was terrified as the form seemed so inadequate to convey my condition and also I have read so many negative experiences about Atos healthcare.But thankfully a friend referred me to a fantastic website called benefitsandwork.co.uk. It was set up by a barrister and a benefits writer and trainer to give independent factual advice on benefits claims and appeals. The advice is completely independent as the website receives no funding or support from the government, local authorities or large companies. I am sure it is unpopular with Atos and the DWP but it is has obtained and is able to give information under the Freedom of Information Act. The website is able to be independent as all its revenue comes form members' subscriptions. It does give free advice but for essential information for benefits claimants I can't recommend enough the help it gives for subscribers. It costs £19.45 to be a member which I know sounds a lot for people on benefits but this allows you to access it as much as you want for a whole year and download whatever information you need. There are members forums discussing different topics and experiences and providing support. There's also a full money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. I can't recommend becoming a member of this site enough, it has guided me step by step through the nightmare process of the ESA form and has given me so much information I would never have known, and even information that a lot of healthcare professionals are totally unaware of. Check it out!
HENDRIX	# Posted: 18 Sep 2011 10:30 Reply I suffer with severe and enduring mental health problems which leave me unable to work. At the moment I get income support and DLA. I recently received a form for ESA to which all claimants of the current Incapacity/ Income Support will soon be transferred. I was terrified as the form seemed so inadequate to convey my condition and also I have read so many negative experiences about Atos healthcare.But thankfully a friend referred me to a fantastic website called benefitsandwork.co.uk. It was set up by a barrister and a benefits writer and trainer to give independent factual advice on benefits claims and appeals. The advice is completely independent as the website receives no funding or support from the government, local authorities or large companies. I am sure it is unpopular with Atos and the DWP but it is has obtained and is able to give information under the Freedom of Information Act. The website is able to be independent as all its revenue comes form members' subscriptions. It does give free advice but for essential information for benefits claimants I can't recommend enough the help it gives for subscribers. It costs £19.45 to be a member which I know sounds a lot for people on benefits but this allows you to access it as much as you want for a whole year and download whatever information you need. There are members forums discussing different topics and experiences and providing support. There's also a full money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. I can't recommend becoming a member of this site enough, it has guided me step by step through the nightmare process of the ESA form and has given me so much information I would never have known, and even information that a lot of healthcare professionals are totally unaware of. Check it out!
ditzy	# Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:10 Reply it will get worse !
chelsea	# Posted: 25 Feb 2012 04:48 Reply can anyone help me?
marie	# Posted: 13 May 2012 11:13 Reply i had my essesment last week am a wheelchair user i have had spandylalisis of the spin and i use crutes in the house and am in pain 24 hours a day and they said am fit 4 work and i have 2 appeal again it a think it a load of crap wha they r doing so i have gone 2 the evening telegraph u all should do it and put your voice heard
marie	# Posted: 13 May 2012 11:25 Reply i no am disabled and they gave me nile points and am a wheelchair user out side and use crutches in side the house it sick what they r doing so i have the paper comeing 2 my house 2 put voice 2 be heard
tracey	# Posted: 13 Mar 2013 06:21 Reply i have just received my appeal notice which stands at nil points after the appeal, im sitting here contemplating suicide as the dr that saw me for 10 mins seems to know me so well ????????? how dare they determine how "well" i am after a 10 min interview!!! iv tried to commit suicide 4 times since xmas but according to the appeal im fine?? dont know where to turn as my appointment with primary mental health team is not till 10th april
Geraldine	# Posted: 9 May 2013 09:59 Reply Hi, im starting a blog about esa and the nightmare that it is causing all of us. I was advised not to fill in the questionnaire that they sent because they use it to put people back in employment. Not filling it in led me to lose £400 of my benefit and my incapacity benefit off me. Then ESA told me I could make a fresh claim but i couldnt put down any of the medical conditions i currently had down on my new ESA form. I have Cerebral Palsy and have severe chronic pain for 8 years, so its put me in a really bad spot. The government calls these new benefit schemes a reform. But, reform is about changes for the better but in my eyes whose this better for? Its not better for the sick or disabled in my personal opinion. My reason for asking for your experiences in regards to this is to show people the human beings suffering because of this new benefit reform. If you would like to send me your experiences please email them to: dearian2013@yahoo.com. I only need your first name and the city, town or county you are from to be published with your experience thank you

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