incapacity benefit

The Scottish BMA is concerned UK welfare reform legislation will lead to poorer health in Scotland.

More than one third of people going through Incapacity Benefit reassessment have been found to be fit for work, according to the first set of official statistics released today.

The government looks set to force through its controversial welfare reforms without giving the House of Lords a chance to readdress the amendments it made.

The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) has produced a ‘myth buster' factsheet issuing a stark warning for potential future claimants about the realities of the impending welfare reforms.

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants are the most dissatisfied with their service from the Job Centre, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

More than 11,000 benefit sanctions were imposed on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants between June last year and the end of May.

LV= paid 93% of its income protection (IP) and critical illness (CI) claims in the year to the end of June.

Disability rights campaigners have hit out at a report by MPs which concluded the process used to decide claimants' eligibility for benefits is working well.

Only a quarter (24%) of people applying for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are found sick or disabled enough to be awarded the benefit, according to latest government statistics.

Unum is challenging six UK bloggers to live on Employment Support Allowance (ESA) for one week to highlight the importance of workers protecting their income.