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<ul><li>The Department is committed to ensuring people affected by cancer are supported
in a sensitive, fair and appropriate way.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>In Employment and
Support Allowance a light touch evidence gathering process exists, to help determine
eligibility. Claimants should not delay making a claim because of difficulties in
providing supporting medical information. We will continue to process claims and work
with customers to gather the best supporting evidence available.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We’ve
suspended award reviews and DLA to PIP reassessment activity and extended existing
awards to ensure they don’t go out of payment. We have also suspended all routine
award reviews and re-assessments of disability additions in Universal Credit.</li></ul><p>
</p><ul><li>Supporting people who are terminally ill remains an absolute priority
for the Department and we will continue to fast track terminally ill claimants to
higher rates of award.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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