Sign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror - politics Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailFace-to-face assessments for sickness and disability welfare payments will be suspended for three months to protect vulnerable claimants from coronavirus. It is hoped that binning the face-to-face meetings will protect claimants from potentially catching the virus. So far, 35 people have died after testing positive for the virus in the UK, with 1,391 cases recorded. Claimants with face-to-face appointments booked will be contacted to discuss alternative arrangements, which could include telephone or paper-based assessments. This is the latest change in the welfare system announced in the fight against the coronavirus.

Source: Daily Mirror March 16, 2020 02:48 UTC