#sickness-benefits

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1 day ago

Blair think tank urges 'emergency handbrake' on sickness benefits as bill races towards 78bn

The Tony Blair Institute urges the UK government to reform sickness benefits for claimants with mild conditions to promote employment support instead.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar

I also know, from speaking to clinicians, how the diagnosis of these conditions is sharply rising. We must look at this through a strictly clinical lens to get an evidence-based understanding of what we know, what we don't know, and what these patterns tell us about our mental health system, autism and ADHD services. That's the only way we can ensure everyone gets timely access to accurate diagnosis and effective support.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Shabana Mahmood calls for ECHR reform, saying it has endured because it has evolved' and must do so again UK politics live

Keir Starmer is absent from PMQs as Angela Rayner takes the lead amid controversial benefit cuts and proposed reforms to the ECHR.
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