Hello,
Last week I attended a meeting with my Personal Advisor, having been placed on ESA in WRAG last year, transfered from IB, have ME, Fybromyalgia, other stuff, plus history of anxiety & depression, very limited mobility and capacity. All going along OK forward looking about ways forward etc etc - then the gut wrenching body blow - "Oh and you do realise that your ESA will stop in April" - WHAT !!! Told only payable for 365 days and then stops; panic attack follows; my carer called in to support me; told that I am going to have benefit stopped and because my husband has a job I will be entitled to absolutely nothing.
So no independance, no value, no worth.
I am not a scrounger or benefit cheat - I worked from the age of 16 and most recently was a Senior Manager with a responsible job - until I became ill - now it seems I am a non person, not entitled to anything - except kicking into the gutter.
I have already had the low rate care DLA taken away and mobility down-graded to low rate because of a change in DLA rules last year. Now this. The Personal Advisor said my only option was to write to my MP.
Is this really true ? Are there any options ? Anyone got any suggestions. Please.
Last week I attended a meeting with my Personal Advisor, having been placed on ESA in WRAG last year, transfered from IB, have ME, Fybromyalgia, other stuff, plus history of anxiety & depression, very limited mobility and capacity. All going along OK forward looking about ways forward etc etc - then the gut wrenching body blow - "Oh and you do realise that your ESA will stop in April" - WHAT !!! Told only payable for 365 days and then stops; panic attack follows; my carer called in to support me; told that I am going to have benefit stopped and because my husband has a job I will be entitled to absolutely nothing.
So no independance, no value, no worth.
I am not a scrounger or benefit cheat - I worked from the age of 16 and most recently was a Senior Manager with a responsible job - until I became ill - now it seems I am a non person, not entitled to anything - except kicking into the gutter.
I have already had the low rate care DLA taken away and mobility down-graded to low rate because of a change in DLA rules last year. Now this. The Personal Advisor said my only option was to write to my MP.
Is this really true ? Are there any options ? Anyone got any suggestions. Please.