Crackdown On Mental Illness Benefit Claims Will See Stiffer Fit-for- Work Test

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THOUSANDS of Incapacity Benefit claimants face losing their handouts as the government ratchets up its campaign to crack down on those failing to work on mental health grounds.

Work and pensions secretary John Hutton has targeted claimants with mental illness as a key element among drastic plans to cut the GBP 13bn bill for sickness benefits paid to 2.7 million people every year. The Department for Work and Pensions has been appalled by the revelation that 40 per cent of IB claimants are suffering from mental conditions such as schizophrenia, stress and anxiety. The figure is twice the number a decade ago.

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Crackdown On Mental Illness Benefit Claims Will See Stiffer Fit-for- Work Test

But early attempts to crack down on the toll of claimants with mental health problems through a revamp of the Personal Capability Assessment (PCA), w...

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