PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Employment and Support Allowance (29 October 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made in extending reassessment periods for claimants in the employment and support allowance support group (a) generally and (b) who have degenerative brain conditions.

Asked by:
Sir Nicholas Dakin (Labour)

Despite routine re-assessments are currently suspended to focus on new claims, we have made an exception for deteriorating conditions where a repeat assessment can be requested. As a consequence no changes have been made to the re-referral periods for people in the Support Group.

Answered by:
Priti Patel (Conservative)
3 November 2015