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Suspend disability benefit re-assessments for until after COVID19 crisis

Submitted on Saturday 14th March 2020

Rejected on Monday 23rd March 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Suspend disability benefit re-assessments for until after COVID19 crisis

Petition Details

Carry on paying benefits without re-assessments until the risk level is lower

Additional Information

Many people are staying at home so as to not put themselves at risk.They are suffering severe anxiety about having benefits suspended if they do not attend their assessments


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Since you started this petition, the Government have announced the suspension of face-to-face assessments. You can read more about this here: www.gov.uk/government/news/face-to-face-health-assessments-for-benefits-suspended-amid-coronavirus-outbreak

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

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