GOV'T 2017 changes to ESA & new assessments

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37526324

Hi,

This is the link to new advice from the government re reassessments for people with serious and long term illnesses and disabilities. It was provided, in response to a question in parliament on January 25th 2015, I think.

www.parliament.uk/business/publications/...ons/2017-01-25/61568

I tried the above link however it does not open to anything, perhaps someone could just do a download and add it to this one.

We are still none the wiser i have not heard anyhing since they talked about it in the commons in 2015. Its just words dont read to much in to it.
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Hope this helps.

Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment:Written question - 61568
Q Asked by Mrs Louise Ellman(Liverpool, Riverside)[N] Asked on: 25 January 2017
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department will implement plans to cease work capability assessments re-assessments for employment and support allowance claimants with the most severe health conditions and disabilities where the condition is unlikely to improve; and if he will make a statement.

A Answered by: Penny Mordaunt Answered on: 30 January 2017

This change will come into effect in 2017 and will apply to those placed in Employment and Support Allowance’s Support Group and the Universal Credit equivalent.
Whilst the new criteria and process for this group of claimants is developed, we do not plan to reassess claimants who had the most severe health conditions or disabilities when they had their first Work Capability Assessment. We are currently working with stakeholders to develop the new criteria and, when finalised, we will revisit this group to confirm the position, but we expect this will not require a face-to-face assessment.