United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 50700
Social Security Benefits: Multiple Sclerosis
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16 September 2021
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24 September 2021 · Answer
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24 September 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis applying for benefits have been unable to have a phone assessment and have had to wait for a face-to-face assessment since March 2020.
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16 September 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis applying for benefits have been unable to have a phone assessment and have had to wait for a face-to-face assessment since March 2020.
Source: Commons
24 September 2021
Answer
The specific information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Telephone assessments only commenced for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in late March 2020 and were then used as one of the alternatives ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-16/50700
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1356293
- uk · wq-1356293 · source updated 24 September 2021