Tagged: sickness benefit

Focus on Disability - For Disabled People, the Elderly and their Carers in the UK

6th February 2015

Work is good for your mental health

Thought I’d post an article derived from recent proposals from the Government regarding mental health and employment. The Government has announced that a further £12 million is being invested to support people with mental health...

Focus on Disability

2nd February 2015

Addicts get £400m in Sickness Benefits

Macer Hall of the Daily Express reports that drug addicts and alcoholics are being given more than £400million a year in taxpayer-funded sickness benefits, from figures revealed yesterday. More than 75,000 claimants are receiving up...