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Assessment on Monday

Firefly123Firefly123 Member Posts: 522 Pioneering
in Universal Credit
My son got a letter today to say he has a work assessment on Monday no notice at all. Also I'm his appointee and have made it clear to them took the form when I first filled in his claim so should the letter not be sent to me 
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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Community champion Posts: 18,542 Disability Gamechanger
    Usually letters are sent to the appointee and not the claimant yes.
    Community champion and proud winner of the 2019 empowering others award. This award was given for supporting disabled people and their families for the benefit advice i have given to members here on the community.
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  • Firefly123Firefly123 Member Posts: 522 Pioneering
    Yes I thought so thanks @poppy123456 . Do they also not need to give you more notice than two days. Will be lucky if I can get him there and will they then stop his money if he doesn't. 
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  • SpibesSpibes Member Posts: 58 Courageous
    You're entitled to change the appointment once however as they sent it such short notice be hard to contact them is it in the morning or afternoon? 

    Try your best to get him there if you can ring just before to rearrange the appointment try, it's worth a shot. 

    What's the date on the letter? It's possible it took forever to arrive hence the short notice. 

    Fingers crossed for you that they will let you rearrange. 
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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Community champion Posts: 18,542 Disability Gamechanger
    Usually they do give you more notice than that yes but with the Christmas post it may have taken longer than usual to get to him/you.

    If the appointment is Monday morning then you may have no option but to get him to attend. If he doesn't then his claim for LCW could end and they may find him fit for work for failing to attend so be careful of that one.
    Community champion and proud winner of the 2019 empowering others award. This award was given for supporting disabled people and their families for the benefit advice i have given to members here on the community.
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  • Firefly123Firefly123 Member Posts: 522 Pioneering
    It's at 10.30 the date on the letter is the 7 th so seems it did take a while to arrive.
    Thank you both for your replys 
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  • SpibesSpibes Member Posts: 58 Courageous
    Definitely attend, wish your son the best of luck. 

    That is a outrageously short amount of notice though  
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  • Firefly123Firefly123 Member Posts: 522 Pioneering
    Yes I will do my best to get him there and get it over with 
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