United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 52249
Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
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1 June 2020
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4 June 2020 · Answer
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4 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department are taking to ensure applicants for disability benefits during the covid-19 outbreak are offered (a) a remote benefits assessment and (b) the choice between completing remote b
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1 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department are taking to ensure applicants for disability benefits during the covid-19 outbreak are offered (a) a remote benefits assessment and (b) the choice between completing remote b
Source: Commons
4 June 2020
Answer
All face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits are currently suspended in line with public health advice. We continue to complete paper-based assessments and make recommendations based on written evidence available, where possible. Wher...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-01/52249
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1198776
- uk · wq-1198776 · source updated 4 June 2020