state benefits

Britons recognise the benefits of being in work and support GPs in deciding when they should return to work, according to new research.

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.

Any new legislation implementing private sector involvement in supporting the welfare state will not happen until a potential second term, according to the ABI.

More than half of Britons do not think they need to buy extra insurance because of the government's welfare reforms and big society agenda, new research has found.

Consumers are more concerned about protecting their family since the financial downturn, research suggests.

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.

Benefit claimants will be fined instantly if they negligently give wrong information on their claim.

Government and the protection industry must seize this window of opportunity if the welfare reform agenda is to succeed, a Group Risk Development (Grid) roundtable has concluded.

Benefit claimants face reduced payments if they fail to perform certain work-related activities, according to new regulations which come into force today.