Clause 5 - Personal independence payment eligibility
Amendment proposed: 45, page 5, line 16, at end insert—
“(1A) In section 77 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, after subsection (2) insert—
‘(2A) A person’s eligibility for personal independence payment may only be determined following a face-to-face meeting between that person and a person acting on behalf of the Secretary of State.
(2B) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, specify any limited circumstances in which a face-to-face meeting is not appropriate.’”—(Helen Whately.)