Guidance on assessing applications for the £20,000 payment from the Skipton Fund did not include first-hand evidence of the applicant in their definition of evidence, so this could not be used to support an application. There was no opportunity for an applicant who could be considered a natural clearer to explain why they considered that their Hepatitis C infection caused suffering beyond 6 months, and the Fund could not examine evidence on this point.
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Skipton Fund