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UIN 50700

Social Security Benefits: Multiple Sclerosis

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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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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  1. 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

  2. 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 ...

    Source: Written answer

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