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Some people claiming sickness and disability benefits could continue to receive payments even if they find work, according to plans under government review. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The proposals aim to get more people back into employment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At present, benefits can be reduced or eliminated entirely when you return to work. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A source told the BBC there will be a “radical rewiring” of how the benefits system works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Recent figures suggest that around 2.5 million people are absent from the labor market due to illness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In his fall statement last year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt expressed concern that employment had not returned to pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And last week Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the government was looking at a range of measures to tackle the problem, adding: “We need to look at how our welfare system is working… we want to make sure we’re supporting it and incentivising people who are.” it can be to work.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • Record numbers not looking for work due to illness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has been tasked with finding ways to reduce unemployment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    A white paper on health and disability detailing the new plans – which are ongoing – is expected in the spring. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The Times reported that the paper would recommend scrapping the “fitness to work assessment” system used to check eligibility for benefits, with ministers describing it as a “perverse incentive to prove how ill you are”. .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    It could be replaced by a procedure whereby applicants are instead asked to show what work they could accept.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The newspaper also said the Treasury Department is considering offering people tax breaks to enter jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Labor has outlined plans to reform the system if it comes to power, saying applicants who take a job but then stop within a year will not have to undergo a further skills assessment to re-apply for benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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