Call ESA on 0800-055-6688 to begin a claim. There are two sorts of ESA, contribution-based and income-related. Entitlement to the first of these depends on you having paid sufficient National Insurance contributions. Income-related is another way of saying means tested.
In the following weeks, you will be required to complete a work capability questionnaire or form ESA50. This asks for a description of how your medical conditions affect you, and we strongly recommend that you have good quality help with this. You need to know where they are coming from, and in some parts, the form does not ask the right questions. A properly completed form is the foundation for getting the right outcome on your claim.
You are the expert on you, but you live with your difficulties every day and have found ways around many of your limitations, so you may not think to include in your questionnaire all that the Department needs to understand.
Many of the tribunal appeals we do are with clients who did their own ESA50 and Mandatory Reconsiderations and although I think that it is the wrong question, tribunals regularly ask clients why something that I have included at the appeal stage was not included by them in the capability for work questionnaire. I don’t think that tribunals should reasonably expect a claimant to have the same understanding of what is required or what parts of the test mean, as they or a specialist adviser has, but the question still gets asked. You can avoid this by getting specialist help from me from the start.
To use my service, you need only sign the declaration in the ESA50 and post it to me, with the return envelope. On receipt, I will agree a day and time with you for completing it over the phone, and if that needs to be done outside of office hours or at the weekend, I can fit in with you. Send any reports or letters that you think may help. Once the form is completed and I know how you should qualify, then I can assess how helpful this material is to your pip claim. I have seen tribunals home in on negative material in letters, reports and GP records that the client sent in before instructing us, not realising its significance, but we can avoid this. The completed form is posted ‘signed for’ and if the date for returning it is tight, it will go Next Day Guaranteed Delivery. I keep a copy of the form on your file and you get a copy through the post from me, with detailed written advice on where you should score points on your ESA claim, how strong a claim you have for those points and whether you should qualify for the work-related activity group or the support group.
When you have a date for your face-to-face assessment, let me know, as there is information and advice you should have on how best to handle that meeting and avoid some of the potential pitfalls. You get an information sheet about this with your advice letter, but inevitably, that advice is different depending on whether your pip claim is based on physical difficulties, overwhelming fatigue or mental health problems.
The Healthcare Professional is more likely to understand some types of needs than others and I give advice tailored to your claim. When you have the decision on your claim, I am happy to provide advice on whether it is the right award, and your options.
Clients living in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have successfully used my service for completing their work capability questionnaire or ESA50, so contact me today.
Are you in need of professional PIP or ESA legal help ?
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“From the moment I spoke to you, you took the anxiety and stress from me. I was still worried about the whole procedure which was affecting my condition. You were so very, very helpful and extremely understanding. I was awarded high Mobility and high daily living. The assessor who came out was a nurse. She was very understanding of my condition and how it affected me. It was a long assessment as I did explain everything in detail. Glenn, you are so very, very good at what you do. Many thanks once again.”
Mrs P of Suffolk 10 July 2019
“We were kept informed of the progress of the claim and the process we followed.
Glenn obviously has good knowledge on the subject and he was to formulate an
accurate statement, and present our case well at the appeal hearing. It is likely that
we will be in touch for help when our renewal form arrives.”
Mr M of Louth
Glenn Brooks is courteous professional and knows his job. I highly recommend him to anyone needing help with PIP. He is cool and calm and after a few minutes speaking to him I was assured that I had made the right decision to ask his help. Most of all you are not forgotten about, as he checks up on how things are, thank you Glenn. And to anyone faced with these forms he is your go to man.
Really professional and expertly researched legal representation. I went from 0 points on ESA to 18 points on appeal and got back in the support group. Highly recommended.
I strongly recommend Using Glen Brooks he is the best you can ever higher using PIP tribunal hearings appeal forms and reconsideration the best Welfare Benefit Solicitor in the whole of UK. I strongly recommend Glen Brooks as the no 1 Welfare Benefit Solicitor.
With many disabilities, my full DLA allowance when changed across to PIP, and following my assessment, was reduced to standard rates, resulting in the loss of my car. Requested for a tribunal, and gobsmacked when the papers arrived, could not believe the ( I worded it inaccuracies) LIES that the assessor had told. Glenn attended the tribunal with me, and I was glad of his experience and reassuring me, if I got really nervous , that he would assist. My PIP was upgraded to enhanced care and mobility. I would certainly recommend that you should not accept any reduction in your benefits and should contact Glenn, I cannot express my gratitude enough.
Do not think of attending a tribunal without this man, he made the whole process so easy for my very stressed, distressed sister, who had her entitlement reduced and her car removed,at the change to PIP, Mr Brooks took the time she needed to calm her and put her at ease with some things that she was very uncomfortable talking about, he did a first class job at very short notice and worked until after 8PM on the evening of her initial interview, we would not hesitate to use his service's again or to recommend him to anyone who needs this kind of help.
Glenn and his team are first class. If you need any help with any benefit he is the number one person to call.
He is excellent at what he does and will always explain to you each step of the process.
Fees are very reasonable for all the work and travel involved.
I have recommended him to people in need of his services.
Even get his help when the first forms drop through your letter box.
What can I say? Glenn has helped my wife with her fight against this injustice winning every time which without him been harder..
I have been dealing with Glenn for many years for help with claiming the right benefit. He helped me a great deal, particularly when the DWP got it very wrong. Glenn was confident and reassuring that I was in the right and we won no problem on appeal. You can be as genuine as possible, with real issues but often it's how those words are put over - this is where Glenn came in. Filled out the same information (mostly) as I did, just worded much better and was successful without any problems. Highly recommend you deal with Glenn if you're worried or have issues. In an ideal world this service should not be needed, but the DWP are ruthless and don't care what your circumstances are.
I would like to thank Glenn Brooks very much for his support and professionalism in dealing with my husbands case. At tribunal Glenn took my husbands ESA case from zero points to support group. Glenn is a very pleasant gentleman. He is very experienced and knowledgeable in his job of supporting and advising on benefit claims. He is clear and to the point and I have no doubt that a genuine claimant will be supported 100% by Glenn. He is very black and white as there is no room for grey areas in these case. I would recommend Glenn to anybody who has a pending appeal or indeed any of the other services he offers. We certainly could not have got through this without his support and very clear understanding. There were no hidden costs everything was very transparent. Professional in every way. Thank you again.
Glenn is absolutely brilliant. I too wish that I had used him to fill the dreaded form in to begin with too! I will definitely be using him in the future if needs be. He was so patient, professional, caring, and a lovely, lovely man. He travelled a long way to deal with my case and was with me every step of the way. His service is not for free, but it is worth every single penny. I don't think I would have got the perfect outcome I did without him. In fact I know I wouldn't have. I highly recommend him him to others.
Thanks so much Glenn.
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