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<p><strong> </strong></p><p>Any claimant who is required to attend an Employment and
Support Allowance or Personal Independent Payment assessment will be reimbursed for
any reasonable travel costs associated with attending the assessment. The Department
and its assessment providers do not pay travel costs in advance and we have no plans
to change the current policy which is consistent with other areas of Government such
as the NHS Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants who are required
to attend an assessment are advised in their appointment letter to contact the relevant
provider if they have any difficulty in attending the assessment. Where such situations
arise, the Department expects the assessment providers to explore all possible options
to ensure that an assessment can be conducted. For example, this may include changing
the location of an assessment or undertaking a home visit where a person’s health
condition indicates that either they cannot travel to an assessment, or where travel
would require high levels of support or cause significant distress.</p>
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