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<p>In their responses to the 2016 Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability Green
Paper consultation and through several other forums, stakeholders have raised concerns
about the feeling of duplication across the current assessment processes. We have
therefore been exploring options to reduce this, and make improvements to the customer
experience. By testing the feasibility of a single assessment for Employment and Support
Allowance/Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment we can seek to understand
if it will improve the assessment process for our customers, and ensure that they
still get the right decision.</p><p> </p><p>The design of the feasibility test will
be informed by existing evidence and through our continued engagement with external
stakeholders and disabled people themselves using existing forums, between now and
over the course of Summer 2019. Beyond this we are continuing to work with stakeholders
on other improvements to the assessment process, including the introduction of an
integrated service, and reform of the Work Capability Assessment.</p>
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