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Would blue badge and ESA awards be of any help with my recent PIP application?

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postmanpat68
postmanpat68 Community member Posts: 39 Courageous
edited July 2021 in PIP, DLA, and AA
HI,
Would a blue badge award without assessment (just sent in many specialist reports) and support group  NS ESA be of any help with my recent PIP application.
I was awarded the badge online and no walking assessment done last September as I really could not face the disappointment of a failed PIP application as in 2015 I was only awarded 6 points  and gave up.

thanks.
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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,964 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi there and welcome to the community 

    A blue badge application won't get you pip or the esa support group 

    They are different benefits with different criteria 

    But there would be no harm in sending them in as evidence 
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  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,631 Disability Gamechanger
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    As Jane rightly says ESA and PIP are completely different benefits, and I doubt that either a blue badge award or ESA award would be of much value.
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  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,492 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi @postmanpat68 :) Have you already sent your PIP form in? 
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  • postmanpat68
    postmanpat68 Community member Posts: 39 Courageous
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    Hi Tori.
    I did send off the PIP form last Tuesday but I also sent the Blue Badge award, ESA Support group award notice and another specialist pain clinic report as extra evidence just this morning.
    I thought to myself what have I got to lose.
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