ESA

Switching of SMI from benefit to loan and changes to JSA and ESA waiting times should be noted

The UK Group Risk market - more employees and premiums, but still too few employers writes Paul Avis.

The out-of-work benefits system for people with a health condition or disability is ‘broken' and should be scrapped in favour of a single working age benefit, a major report has urged.

Considering income protection in the context of state benefits is not a one-size‑fits-all affair. Steve Payne investigates.

Flaws in the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are so grave that simply re-branding the the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)) by appointing a new contractor will not solve the problem, the Work and Pensions Committee has said.

The interaction of protection products and the welfare state can throw up anomalies, but there are solutions. Nick Kirwan explains.

Sick pay can be a confusing notion for employers and employees alike. Hannah Uttley explores staff coverage.

Changes to the work capability assessment which aim to improve the way it assesses the effect of cancer treatment are being introduced today, meaning many people will no longer be forced to work or look for work while dealing with the effects of the disease....

The majority of UK adults have no awareness of limited state support should they be unable to work through illness or disability, according to Zurich research.

Government figures for the quarter to August 2011 reveal that 54% of people who go through the Work Capability Assessment are found fit for some form of work.