Casework Skills Test Question 81 – Checking an extended evidence deadline
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Task type: Error checking
Practice focus: Requested periods, original deadlines, extensions and delivery methods
Difficulty: Hard
Task
A customer has been granted extra time to provide specified evidence. Compare the issued request and extension approval with the case system entry and identify every error.
Source record
| Field | Recorded value |
|---|---|
| Request reference | REQ-573184 |
| Case reference | CW-884260 |
| Request issued | 4 October 2026 |
| Evidence requested | Bank statements for June to August 2026; tenancy agreement |
| Original deadline | 18 October 2026 |
| Extension approved | 14 October 2026 |
| Revised deadline | 28 October 2026 |
| Submission method | Secure upload |
| Caseworker initials | HB |
Case system entry
| Field | Recorded value |
|---|---|
| Request reference | REQ-573184 |
| Case reference | CW-884260 |
| Request issued | 4 October 2026 |
| Evidence requested | Bank statements for May to August 2026; tenancy agreement |
| Original deadline | 19 October 2026 |
| Extension approved | 14 October 2026 |
| Revised deadline | 29 October 2026 |
| Submission method | Post |
| Caseworker initials | BH |
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| Incorrect field | System entry | Correct value |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence requested | Bank statements for May to August 2026; tenancy agreement | Bank statements for June to August 2026; tenancy agreement |
| Original deadline | 19 October 2026 | 18 October 2026 |
| Revised deadline | 29 October 2026 | 28 October 2026 |
| Submission method | Post | Secure upload |
| Caseworker initials | BH | HB |
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