Stop DWP Assessments for Disabled People until after Corona outbreak is over.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government must stop the DWP face to face Assessments for disabled people on benefits so that the health professionals employed making these assessments will be available for the NHS during the Corona outbreak, ensuring better care for those most vulnerable to the Corona virus.

There is a shortage of health workers such as nurses in the NHS and this is exacerbated by health workers being employed by private companies such as AIS to conduct face to face assessment for people on benefits.
These assessments cost the taxpayer a lot of money as well as using up valuable personnel.
If these assessment were stopped these people would be freed up to work in the NHS, and the money spent on them could also be used for the NHS during the Corona outbreak.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Since you started this petition, the Government have announced the suspension of face-to-face assessments. You can read more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/face-to-face-health-assessments-for-benefits-suspended-amid-coronavirus-outbreak

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Timeline

14 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Mar 2020

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