United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 152243
Key Workers: Long Covid
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24 February 2023
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6 March 2023 · Answer
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6 March 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit to keyworkers with long covid.
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24 February 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit to keyworkers with long covid.
Source: Commons
6 March 2023
Answer
The department is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit can be paid. Their report, ‘COVID-19 and Occupa...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-24/152243
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1589097
- uk · wq-1589097 · source updated 6 March 2023