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Thank you.My issue now is my blue badge is is up for renewal in December & my council have chsnged the criteria .Now they wont renew unless have a year at least left of my pip award.I need the blue badge most days.

Sorry, this was months ago!

Anyhow, you are right Birmingham Live News is misleading and appears geared up to demonise claimants and cause unnecessary stress for them.

The 'did you know you can get xyz for depression?' adverts, etc

1000s to lose benefits (as this 91 days thing).

This from get surrey

PIP freebies worth up to £70,000

Council tax discounts - average savings of £2,171
Blue badge car park saving £3,800
Motability Scheme - £23,760
(With average car rental costs in London around £66 a day, which could add up to a staggering £23,760 over a year, this could result in significant savings if you require a vehicle.)

and so on. It's complete madness.

I was wondering what would happen with passes, my partner has one & it will expire soon too. I’ll report back if they extend it, but I’m not expecting them to. He has a blue badge, but he wouldn’t be able to drive now.

I mentioned my worry about my blue badge expiring to my GP and he said he would recommend and sign any paperwork to renew my blue badge. I do have a bus pass but I don’t really use it. I also have a car park exemption from our local council so that will probably be my challenge!

Hi CRG,

I had a similar problem. I got round it by just applying for my blue badge without pip, just need the medical eveidence. Sometimes DWP send out a letter saying you have an extension for a year, but for mine they would not issue it until 30 DAYS before my claim was due to end .

Good luk

Hi CRG2024

Just tell the DWP that you need to put in for renewal of your blue badge and ask them for an extension letter. The councils require a letter to show that claimants still have at least a year to go on their PIP award.

Some claimants have got their letters easily from the DWP, and some have struggled to get one. Unfortunately, Like many of these things, it comes down to luck and who you get on the call.

BIS

My PIP award runs out on 12 January 2025, it was awarded it from 2018 till January 2025. I sent the review forms / reports on 05 April 2024 but I have not heard from them (like many others) - all I have is a text message confirming receipt of documents and health professional report and that a decision would be made in 6 x weeks (by the 17th May).

I am now therefore within 3 x months of expiry of my PIP entitlement and it is also time ro renew the blue badge

I do have the latest April letter (yearly update) which has the weekly amounts on it (they usually send these kind of letters in April every year) - it has no end date / it does not specifically mention what level of award there is although the amounts are self explanatory

I do have and "statement of entitlement" which lists the scores and enhanced rates BUT with end date 12 January 2025

I read somewhere that it is possible to call the PIP helpline and request "a PIP award extension letter" which should be valid for one year. Is this still the case? I need to renew my blue badge and this would seem the easiest way to proceed? I would assume it would be a similar document to the statment of entitlement but with an extra year

I read in an article in the newspaper that the DWP should be issuing yearly extensions on request

Any particualr advice on what I should tell them exactly when I call?

Many thanks

CRG

I have seen several posts about blue badge delays, so thought the following information might be useful to share as I have never come across this before:

We recently applied for a blue badge for my husband (1st application) and were told they were taking 16 weeks for new applications. We were surprised when TWO arrived, 8 weeks later, and thought this was a mistake. When we checked the dates and serial numbers, we found out one badge is dated for the next 3 years, then the second badge is postdated and starts in 3 years time when the current one expires!

I think this may be due to the delays with benefits and renewals and don’t know if it happening anywhere else, but thought I would share the info.

Hi, maybe you can ask your council if they can give you an update on the wait?

I know a few thousand are in this predicament due to long wait times with PIP assessments, and also with Blue badge applications and renewals, you are definitely not alone.

If there is ever a problem with your blue badge expiry, you only have to show your PIP extension letter and that should be sufficient evidence to your entitlement to a current blue badge.

Yours

Greekqueen

Thank you for your reply and help.
Had no idea and hope I have now changed it.
Many thanks

Hi Erica

I don't know whether you have used your full name as your forum name - but if you have, I would suggest that you follow the link and change it. Look for "My full name is showing"

benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/faq/forum

I'm sorry, there is very little you can do about it, but contact your council and see if they can speed up the process.

BIS

Hi teresasue,

You can find the full list of ID acceptable to the DWP in the link below. Has your son had his migration letter ?
I cannot see Blue Badge amongst them.

www.gov.uk/jobcentre-plus-interview

David

I completed paperwork for my PIP review in December 2023. However, when I phoned them in August as I was starting to panic, I was told that my claim had been extended for a year as the assessments are running up to 12 months behind. A letter would go out to me.
That’s okay but I’ve only just received the letter. I immediately completed the renewal for my Blue Badge which expires on 2/10. The turnaround time for that is 11 weeks. Anyone else in this situation, any advice gratefully received.

Hi there does anyone know if a BLUE BADGE with photo id would be acceptable for photo id as my son doesn't have anything else with a photo for id please]

Hi i was in the same boat as you after my last report. I chose to ignore the report, i didn't read past the first lie, but because they let me keep the same points i could keep my car and blue badge. So i did nothing. The other choice would have been to do mandatory reconsideration, then appeal, and possibly lose my enhanced mobility points. So it's a personal choice to make for everyone 😊