AQW 698/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities whether her Department has any plans to review the benefits system to ensure that Disability Living Allowance awards for children with Down Syndrome are never reassessed.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 27 May 2022
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 27 May 2022
- Answer due by
- 15 June 2022
- Answered
- 23 June 202227 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
There are measures in place in each of the benefit areas to ensure that people are not required to undertake unnecessary reviews. These processes are subject to ongoing review and enhancement.