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Fit for work?
— [Socio-economic discrimination in the benefits system] | | Author(s) | Sue Royston |
| Journal title | Evidence, Summer 2010, 2010 |
| Publisher | Citizens Advice, London, 2010 |
| Pages | pp 4-5 |
| Source | www.citizensadvice.org.uk |
| Annotation | In April 2010, Citizens Advice published a report, "Not working: CAB evidence on the ESA work capability assessment". The report highlighted CAB concerns about the numbers of seriously ill and disabled people who are being found fit for work. The test as to whether someone is capable of work has become much tougher and unless someone is likely to die within six months they are usually subject to this test. This brief article is based on that report with examples to illustrate the main point that certain types of workers, usually male and manual, are more likely than others to develop serious illnesses such as heart disease, in their fifties and therefore more likely to die either before they reach pension age or shortly after. This, the CAB argues, amounts to socio-economic discrimination in the benefits system, as incapacitated workers subsidise fit pensioners. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100810209 A |
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