The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared details of possible changes to face-to-face assessments and reassessment reviews for people with severe and lifelong health conditions claiming disability benefits.
Earlier this week, Conservative MP, Virginia Crosbie, asked the DWP about the “potential merits” of not requiring autistic people to undertake reassessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) “in the context of that condition not having a cure”.
In a written response, Minister for Disabled People, Chloe Smith MP, said that entitlement to PIP is assessed on the basis of the “needs arising from a health condition or disability, rather than the health condition or disability itself”.
