incapacity benefit
Income Protection
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) think tank has applauded the government's first year of welfare reform calling it "an impressive start".
11 May 2011
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1 min read
Income Protection
MPs have condemned some of the coalition's most controversial plans for welfare reform and called for them to be scrapped in two early day motions (EDMs).
09 May 2011
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2 min read
Income Protection
A third of incapacity benefit (IB) recipients being reassessed for Employment and Support Allowance are being found too sick to work at all, according to government statistics.
11 February 2011
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1 min read
Income Protection
Cancer sufferers awaiting chemotherapy and those between courses will now be treated the same as patients already receiving treatment when claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
10 February 2011
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1 min read
Income Protection
The new ESA statistics are being abused but, says Owain Thomas, they could spur IP sales.
28 January 2011
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2 min read
Income Protection
Sickness benefit claimants are ‘not well prepared' for Work Capability Assessments (WCA) that decide their eligibility, an investigation has revealed.
20 December 2010
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2 min read
Income Protection
Benefit claimants who refuse to take up the offer of a training course could have their payments stopped, according to government plans.
09 December 2010
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2 min read
Individual Protection
The government can not recover overpayments of social security benefits through the courts where the claimant is not at fault, the country's top court has ruled.
08 December 2010
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2 min read
Group Protection
Employers are increasingly concerned about the potential impact of the government's review of sickness benefits, according to new research.
06 December 2010
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2 min read
Income Protection
Work Capability Assessments (WCA) for those claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are to be made ‘fairer' and ‘more effective' following an independent review.
23 November 2010
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3 min read
