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<p>I can reassure you that IIDB is being treated with the same priority as other benefits
and we are working closely with our stakeholders to restart assessments safely as
soon as possible. Once face-to-face assessments are recommenced and cases progressed,
awards will be backdated to the date of claim to ensure no one is underpaid. In the
meantime, for claimants with the most serious or terminal conditions, claims continue
to be processed and decisions made as normal. We are actively considering how to deal
with those cases not currently being processed.</p><p> </p><p>Reassessment case awards
have been extended to ensure that payments continue unhindered on those cases. Any
deteriorations in condition which would have meant an increase in award, will be backdated
once face-to-face assessments recommence, to ensure that no one is underpaid.</p>
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