Chronically sick benefit claimants will no longer be required to prove they are still ill every six months, the work and pensions secretary has announced.
Employment support allowance (ESA) will now continue automatically for those who have lifelong, severe health conditions with no prospect of improvement, Damian Green said.
According to today’s Guardian article (1st October 2016) autism is among the conditions that are likely to qualify for continuous payments without reassessment: