Lady P
I think the deferments are more likely to be related to the continuing delays in the assessment process, it's not impossible that the criteria they are using will form the basis of the announced exemptions, but these only affect claimants in the SG and there have been no further details of the change itself other than it will be implemented at the end of the summer.
Gordon
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