fed up and want to fight back but no one is lsitening

[treatedlikecrap]

hello the past 6 months have been hell and now im at the end of giving up any hope and feaarfull of being homeless this time next year . any way ive been on dla and esa for a while last november i lost my appeal not at al surprised as they had already made their mind up before seeing me thn roll on this past june i get an overpayment letter of over 2 k from dwp saying that they only just found out my dla stopped so my esa gets cut and i lost the mandotory reconsideration for that evn though i told them about my dla in november as i was worried my esa would stop i have no more fight left for a nother pointless appeal my depression is worse because of this and now i have to fill in a health assement for for my esa whats the point theyll fail me anyway im just here to see if theres anything i can do as i can really see me being homeless next year thank you

[warwick65]

Re: fed up and want to fight back but no one is lsitening

Hi

This is not the first time this has happened to people with regard to DLA being stopped and a continuation of ESA. Have you tried contacting your MP to intervene on your behalf. While I can't promise it will help, I know of one case where an intervention of an MP led to the write off of over £1000 by the DWP.

[Kati]

Re: fed up and want to fight back but no one is lsitening

You could also try sending a SAR to the DWP (I know that they don't charge for this from experience) asking for all the information they hold on you ~ you never know they might remember that you'd told them of the DLA change previously and amend their records xx

[Kati]

Re: fed up and want to fight back but no one is lsitening

You might also want to have a look at these two forums ~
WELFARE CENTRAL
and,
RESPECTFUL BENEFITS
where I know that you will get lots of help and advice from people who are (or were) claiming a variety of benefits, and know how to deal with the DWP xx

[treatedlikecrap]

Re: fed up and want to fight back but no one is lsitening

thank you for replying i needed an mps advice for something diffrent two years ago and got refused so i dont trust mps i have a letter stating from dw that i called on a date about my esa but that seems not to matter

[warwick65]

Re: fed up and want to fight back but no one is lsitening

MPs have a protocol, for example if you want to raise a query with a minister you need to go through your MP. Some are better than others and although it galls me to say, this particular MP is good, even if he is a Tory.
Not all MPs just want to climb the slippery poll and not all MPs are Machiavellian

[Amethyst]

Re: fed up and want to fight back but no one is lsitening

My (even if he is Labour ) MP was fabulous when I got into problems with my benefits... if that helps at all. It's worth a letter or a visit to a surgery if you're at your wits end with everything else.

[Kati]

Re: fed up and want to fight back but no one is lsitening

My (even if he is Labour ) MP was fabulous when I got into problems with my benefits... if that helps at all. It's worth a letter or a visit to a surgery if you're at your wits end with everything else.

My (also Labour) MP has been great whenever I've needed her for anything xx

[PAWS]

Re: fed up and want to fight back but no one is lsitening

You, as a voter, have put your MP in that job so you matter to them. Many MPs just need a gentle reminder from time to time just who employs them and pays their salary so do not be afraid to get them to work for you.
Never, ever assume this is as good as it gets! You are not homeless now and you may not be next year. Many people worry themselves to death worrying about things that may never happen.
It is not possible to stop awful things happening in our lives but it is often up to us whether we become victims or fighters. Even when we lose there is a certain satisfaction knowing we fought back.
Have a good look through old posts on here with the same issue as Kati has suggested above and start hassling anyone who can help including your MP. You have nothing to lose buy asking. Whenever you feel this is getting you down have a browse through the forums and start plotting. Browsing this site is also good way of discovering that people have come back from much more dire situations.