What to do next?

[Mrswhiskerson]

Dh who has severe depression has just been rejected for ESA allowance and my work hours have been cut in half due to the buisness not bringing in enough money , dh has pretty much given up on life in general apart from care of ds when I am at work if I am in the house I do it all but anyhoo
so he can't support us and now I am left to pay the mortgage food and all bills and credit card debt and my pay is barely going to stretch to the mortgage,
I am panicking I have tried google etc but can't seem to get anywhere
has anyone been in a similar situation? I feel things are going to spiral completely out if control soon and the whole situation dh everything is making me Ill
to top it off five people this week have told me I have lost my sparkle wish they wouldn't it is like pointing out a persons spot or baggy eyes.

when you get the paperwork it will tell you what you did not get points for, you highlight those and say this is wrong because etc.,

You need 15 points to stay on ESA they marked 2 of mine wrong and I pointed those out and got it over turned.

not a CAB volunteer queenrollo but work in mental health, seeing more and more of this. It's bloody awful, but if you get help with your appeal the chances of overturning it are really good, so it's definitely worth trying!

They gave DH 0 points on the ESA assessment. Stuff like "can move an empty box" FFS, it is an utter joke. So fucking what if he's in agony even doing that, eh?

Sorry having a particularly hopeless evening. It's all too much right now.

Thanks for the advice guys I will follow that up in the morning.

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Sorry to hear that, that's terrible.

DWP should be taking the evidence of your DH's doctor into account too, as well as your claim form and the Work Capability Assessment. Maybe give your GP surgery a ring tomorrow to get some kind of statement from them, it'll all help.

Take care of yourselves.

If he is in agony moving an empty box maybe he should say, no i cant move that realistically as it is too painful to do so, it seems you have to really show worst case scenario!

We have a docotors appoi tment for tommorow to get support from the dr and dh condition has gotten worse over time so we are going to try and get help for that,

fuzzpigwickpapers I am sorry you are going through this too I know how awful it is and sometimes you feel like there is no hope , if you need a sympathetic ear feel free to send me a message or anything at all.
I think I would go stir crazy if it weren't for some of the lovelypeople on here.

fabbychic thank you for your support you have always given me goodadvice over this situation and I take strength from the fact you are now happy and well ,I am so glad things worked out for you.
I have been given some fantastic advice on here and it has really lifeted my spirits somedays are so bleak it can seem there is no way out but knowi g I can appeal and hopefully get dh the help he needs keeps me going.
I wish I could send you all a bunch of flowers x