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9 years 4 months ago #126101 by Orangeblossom
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I noticed in another post that the ESA and PIP claims process are seperate. This is interesting as recently my PIP medical moved me into the ESA support group from IB. (I am pretty sure as the letter came soon after the medical and when I asked the reason for the support group designation it was due to the nurse who did the PIP medical putting me in a certain group.

I also felt she knew quite a bit more about my history of illness than just from my PIP application and wondered if she had my previous paperwork from IB. It was for the best really as she had a lot of information. many thanks

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9 years 4 months ago #126106 by Gordon
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Orangeblossom wrote: I noticed in another post that the ESA and PIP claims process are seperate. This is interesting as recently my PIP medical moved me into the ESA support group from IB. (I am pretty sure as the letter came soon after the medical and when I asked the reason for the support group designation it was due to the nurse who did the PIP medical putting me in a certain group.

I also felt she knew quite a bit more about my history of illness than just from my PIP application and wondered if she had my previous paperwork from IB. It was for the best really as she had a lot of information. many thanks


We are currently investigating any links between PIP and ESA Decisions as a matter of concern.

To anybody reading this I want to make it clear that an award of PIP, whatever the level, provides no automatic qualification to any award of ESA, such an award can only be made by a claimant showing that they meet the ESA criteria.

Also, it is our current understanding, hence the investigation, based on ministerial statements that PIP reports will not be used as part of the ESA assessment process or vice versa.

Gordon

Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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9 years 4 months ago #126108 by Orangeblossom
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Thanks Gordon. For me, I had filled in an ESA 50 nearly a year previously but had remained in reciept of incapacity benefit until the letter about the support group arrived 3 days after the home visit for PIP. It was the same nurse who assessed me was then on the letter sent out to me regarding the reason I'd been put in support group with the evidence detailing recent letters sent in support of the PIP claim which had not been available with the ESA questionnaire. Just for info. It helped me, BTW, as didn't have to go through a stressy medical again and qualified on one of the support group criteria alone.
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