We agree that the easement for signing forms on behalf of people with terminal mesothelioma and lung cancer was a positive development in the pandemic. The Department should make this permanent and bring the rules on advisers signing forms in line with those for other benefits, including Attendance Allowance. (Paragraph 111) The bigger picture: reforming health assessment systems

We agree that the easement for signing forms on behalf of people with terminal mesothelioma and lung cancer was a positive development in the pandemic. The Department should make this permanent and bring the rules on advisers signing forms in line with those for other benefits, including Attendance Allowance. (Paragraph 111) The bigger picture: reforming health assessment systems Type: conclusion | Number: 25 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The Department recognises that some customers will require support to make or maintain benefit claims. Where an Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) claimant is unable to manage their own affairs because they are mentally incapable or severely disabled, a third party can apply to the Depar