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PIP following ESA
8 years 8 months ago #139928 by TheHud
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Hi
I heard via the phone that I had been placed in the support group for ESA following a medical on the 17th August. I have applied for PIP and in doing so the chap I talked to said if I had not received any information in 3 weeks to say I had been awarded PIP or to ask me to complete a form I was to ring a number he gave me to arrange a medical assessment.
Questions
Are people being assessed for PIP based on their ESA application?
Why would I need to go for a medical if I have not completed an application form?
Maybe others will be getting a similar set og phone call directions or maybe (hoping) a learned moderator will know
Many thanks
I heard via the phone that I had been placed in the support group for ESA following a medical on the 17th August. I have applied for PIP and in doing so the chap I talked to said if I had not received any information in 3 weeks to say I had been awarded PIP or to ask me to complete a form I was to ring a number he gave me to arrange a medical assessment.
Questions
Are people being assessed for PIP based on their ESA application?
Why would I need to go for a medical if I have not completed an application form?
Maybe others will be getting a similar set og phone call directions or maybe (hoping) a learned moderator will know
Many thanks
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8 years 8 months ago #139934 by Gordon
Although there areas of overlap between ESA and PIP the award criteria are on the whole quite different and I do not see any way that a PIP award could be made or denied purely on the information available from an ESA assessment.
The next stage In the process is for you to receive a PIP2 form to explain how your disabilities effect you, have a look at our PIP Claim guide for more information on the process and the criteria that you will be assessed against.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
If you have any more questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
Replied by Gordon on topic PIP following ESA
Elisabeth wrote: Hi
I heard via the phone that I had been placed in the support group for ESA following a medical on the 17th August. I have applied for PIP and in doing so the chap I talked to said if I had not received any information in 3 weeks to say I had been awarded PIP or to ask me to complete a form I was to ring a number he gave me to arrange a medical assessment.
Questions
Are people being assessed for PIP based on their ESA application?
Why would I need to go for a medical if I have not completed an application form?
Maybe others will be getting a similar set og phone call directions or maybe (hoping) a learned moderator will know
Many thanks
Although there areas of overlap between ESA and PIP the award criteria are on the whole quite different and I do not see any way that a PIP award could be made or denied purely on the information available from an ESA assessment.
The next stage In the process is for you to receive a PIP2 form to explain how your disabilities effect you, have a look at our PIP Claim guide for more information on the process and the criteria that you will be assessed against.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
If you have any more questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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