Just generally curious. I have read quite a few posts on here from some who say they are in agony and suffer a lot/can't walk far/can't do much, and/or are chronically depressed and so on and so on. And they fill in the ESA50, have to have an assessment, and then get 0 points from ATOS and get taken off their benefit. Then others fill in the same form, saying they have similar symptoms, and get switched straight to ESA... often without an assessment.
Why?
Is it dependent on the way you fill in the form? Or the assessor at ATOS?
How come this is happening?
I wondered, because not only have I seen loads of threads on here with people with the same symptoms/ailments having different results with ATOS/ESA, but also, I know two people with the same illness/ailments, who sent the ESA50 form in, and one got put straight onto ESA and the other had to have an assessment and got 0 points, and got took off their benefit.
Why?
Is it dependent on the way you fill in the form? Or the assessor at ATOS?
How come this is happening?
I wondered, because not only have I seen loads of threads on here with people with the same symptoms/ailments having different results with ATOS/ESA, but also, I know two people with the same illness/ailments, who sent the ESA50 form in, and one got put straight onto ESA and the other had to have an assessment and got 0 points, and got took off their benefit.