Evidence of the need for reform of Britain’s £192 billion per annum welfare system continues to flow in, with applicants for the new Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) now having to submit to tough new tests called “work capability assessments”. Currently 2.6 million Britons claim the incapacity benefit, costing taxpayers £12.5 billion a year. According to The Telegraph, four out of 10 new applicants for the ESA were found fit to work and:
Another 36 per cent abandoned their application before submitting to medical tests, leading ministers to suggest that many gave up their attempt after realising that they would have to be assessed by a doctor.
Just six per cent were signed off work, with another 16 per cent found to be capable of some form of employment if they received help and support.
UK Employment Minister Chris Grayling said the figures justified the government’s plans to shift…
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