01-10-2016, 10:05
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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
Finally common sense prevails
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Sickness benefits claimants won't have to go through reassessments to keep their payments if they suffer from chronic illnesses.
Employment Support Allowance (ESA) will continue automatically for those who have lifelong, severe health conditions with no prospect of improvement, Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green has said.
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Mr Green said the reforms, which will be unveiled at the upcoming Conservative party conference, will help end the anxiety and financial insecurity that claimants may have felt.
The criteria will be drawn up with health professionals, but illnesses such as severe Huntingdon's, autism or a congenital heart condition, are among those likely to qualify for continuous payments without reassessment.
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http://news.sky.com/story/reassessme...mants-10600519
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