Clashes Over 'Fit to Work' Tests On Benefit Claimants ; Mental Health Charity Calls for Urgent Changes
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THE first phase of the Government's "radical" welfare reform programme is starting as benefit claimants are reassessed for their ability to work. The move comes as new figures showed that almost pounds 135 billion had been spent over the past 10 years keeping two million people "on the sick". Long-term incapacity benefit claimants in Burnley and Aberdeen will be the first across the UK to undergo a new test to see if they are fit for work.
Ministers said the reassessment was designed to end the one-size- fits all approach to those with health conditions and disabilities which has led to 2.1 million people being "trapped" on benefits.See the full content of this document
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Clashes Over 'Fit to Work' Tests On Benefit Claimants ; Mental Health Charity Calls for Urgent Changes
But one charity voiced concern that the so-called Work Capability Assessment Chris was not able to adequately establish whether mental health can aff...
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