Hello every one thought i would like to let every know of my experiences with the DWP my husband an i were on contribution esa i have been disabled for 30 years, and my husband some 9 years with mental health problems, last year when his contribution esa was to end we had no telephone call or letter from dwp (which they are supposed to do six weeks before entitlement ends) we belived we would have to fill in a form for income based esa i my self 365 days runs out in May this year, any how no phone call, so i phoned to ask for income form, filled it in, if i hadnt of we would have had no monies for christmas, i did all the chasing, being on contribution we were both getting £96 per week, paying our council tax and prescriptions,to my horror our new benefit is £139.40 per week as a couple.We have lost over £50 per week, i thought this goverment were not going to give us less money,I complained to the PM who sent my letter on to the ministers at SW1 London,who after 5 weeks sent me a reply, saying that i should have been contacted before my contribution esa ends, gave me telephone numbers for the tribunal services which may i add no one can get hold of, and the local private number of my DWP,i then got a letter from my local office to say my esa as ended as from today, as they had made a mistake, it doest matter as the rates are still the same for a couple, this whole system stinks,my esa should have ended in May this year.Its well over a year since i filled in my esa50 form, being disabled and unable to walk far, they put me in the wrag,i have appealed well over 9 months ago and still no reply, last week another esa50, filled it in again and posted recorded delivery back to Atos, they again will put me in the wrag, and i will appeal again, making 2 appeals for the same thing to go into the support group,this is why the goverment is wasteing monies the whole system is a sham.We now get free council tax and free prescriptions, but we are now worse off, we were better before, i know this is the same for many people,but some thing has got to be done? we are now in fuel poverty and really struggleing to make ends meet, but i will fight to the bitter end, my husband last week wanted to give up on his life, its a good job i am the strong one.I appealed for him to go in to the support group but guess what Yes you are all correct in the wrag, they sent us all the papers to go to the Tribunal but my husband cant take the pressure, he would have to be there.Last time when he went to the tribunal when he was on incapacity benefit he won his case big time the Judge said that he shouldnt be hear. I will end now as it sounds like i am going on but i just want every one to fight for our rights as humons, THIS GOVERMENT WILL NOT WIN:cool: Ps SORRY FOR ANY SPELLING MISTAKES.So every one please please lobby the ministers in London SW1 IF YOU WANT THE EMAIL LET ME KNOW.