Written question AQW 54258/22-27
Written question by Ms Cara Hunter on .
- MLA
- Ms Cara Hunter
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 9 October 2026
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 54258/22-27
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Business
- To the Minister for Communities
- Assembly identifier
- Document 503502
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Text
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any procedures that are in place to ensure that Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit decision-makers appropriately assess evidence from counselling and support services, where confidentiality considerations limit the detail that can be disclosed about a claimant's experiences of abuse or trauma, including (ii) how decision-makers assess the functional impact of a claimant's mental health difficulties where the underlying trauma cannot be fully documented; and (iii) whether any guidance is provided to ensure that claimants are not disadvantaged by their inability or reluctance to disclose distressing personal details.
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