Got the response from the Jobcentre 'Decision Maker'. They have refused to reverse the decision of the ATOS assessment (so called 'medical'). So it'll be off to the tribunal service then... I'll have to see my representative on Monday to find out how best to proceed from here ( Read more... )

Well I have my ESA back at the assessment rate pending the appeal. Apparently the time between appealing and getting to the tribunal is about 4 months around here. Plenty of twiddling of thumbs ahead then. In other news I weighed 11 stone 2 when I last got weighed at the doctors a fortnight ago. Surprising how easily that happens when you have ( Read more... )

Eugh. Something I really didn't want to read.
http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/blogs/2010/04/13/thousands-will-lose-benefits-as-harsher-medical-approved/

So... I have my medical for Employment And Support Allowance on thursday next week. To say I'm dreading it would be a major understatement. At least Squiggle is coming up to Sheffield to take me to the appointment. Eep!

doctors do sre get a lot of holidays

Gemma popped around to look after me for a while (bless her) and has spoken to my doctor, so I have an appointment at 11:10 tomorrow. Hopefully this time I can do a better job of pressing home that I need some goddman support... I'm feeling a bit better now, temporarily.

I can't deal with change, interruption of my environment, I NEED my own space away from people, I hate dealing with most people, I hate dealing with ANYBODY when I'm not feeling up to it, which is quite often. How do I get anybody to actually LISTEN, to make any adjustments for my mental state. I'm sodding aspie, I know it, I'm CERTAIN of it, but ( Read more... )

I signed off JSA on monday and applied for ESA. Right now I'm drinking myself into oblivion to rid myself of yet another panic attack ( Read more... )

When you have no legal recognition and little or no recognition among the medical community this type of thing could happen so so easily (though it could happen to any trans person, no matter how normative their gender or their surgical status or legal status ( Read more... )

If the Jobcentre decide to put your claim on 'sensitive access' is there any way of forcing them to remove it? (Just asking hypothetically, they haven't done this to me... yet)