Anyone know if the DWP are continuing to go ahead with the face to face medical assessments despite the risk of passing coronavirus amongst applicants or have these been abandoned until it settles down?
In relation to existing benefit claimants, the government confirms that - disabled and sick claimants who cannot attend a reassessment for personal independence payment ( PIP ), employment and support allowance ( ESA ) or universal credit will continue to receive their payments while their assessment is rearranged.
People who need to claim ESA or universal credit because of coronavirus will not be required to produce a fit note.
When claimants tell DWP in good time that they are staying at home or that they have been diagnosed with coronavirus, they will not be sanctioned – DWP will review their conditionality requirements in their claimant commitment, to ensure they are reasonable.
Claimants who are staying at home as a result of coronavirus will have their mandatory work search and work availability requirements removed to account for a period of sickness.
Gary
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