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Claimants on disability benefits will no longer be required to attend face-to-face assessments. The change also covers health checks for Universal Credit.<\/p>\n

Face-to-face assessments for all sickness and disability benefits will be suspended for the next 3 months.<\/p>\n

Read more at www.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claimants on disability benefits will no longer be required to attend face-to-face assessments. 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