The teams handling employment visas consider tens of thousands of applications per week. The vast majority of these are considered and reach the correct outcome.<\/p>
Administration errors are rare and when any errors are flagged to the department they are resolved quickly.<\/p>
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We are committed to reviewing working practices to ensure errors are minimised and addressed as quickly as possible once highlighted.<\/p>
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We do not publicly comment on individual cases.<\/p>
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From 17th<\/sup> March, we suspended all face-to-face assessments for health and disability benefits. For existing claimants, we have also automatically extended awards and suspended any new review or reassessment activity, except where claimants notify us of changes to their needs that may result in an increase to their award. <\/ins><\/p> We have temporarily suspended the requirement for face-to-face Jobcentre Plus appointments for all claimants in Universal Credit, Job Seekers\u2019 Allowance (JSA), Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Income Support. This means that claimants are not expected to contact their Jobcentre Plus while this temporary suspension is in place. They will continue to receive benefits as normal and they will not be sanctioned for not taking part in interviews with Jobcentres.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.<\/del><\/p>