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UIN 45312

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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11 May 2020

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18 May 2020 · Answer

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18 May 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy to automatically extend personal independence payment awards where medical assessments cannot be undertaken as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

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  1. 11 May 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy to automatically extend personal independence payment awards where medical assessments cannot be undertaken as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

    Source: Commons

  2. 18 May 2020

    Answer

    From 17 March we suspended all face-to-face assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to protect vulnerable people from unnecessary risk of exposure to the coronavirus. Where an assessment has been scheduled we will be making alternative arrange...

    Source: Written answer

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