Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall says a new report shows many people on benefits want to work but struggle due to health conditions. The report, by the Department of Work and Pensions, found 49% of health and disability benefit recipients believe they will never be able to work again.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said some people on benefits are “taking the mickey” but “there are many more people who want to work after a new report from the Department of Work and Pensions found 49 per cent of health and disability benefits recipients reported feeling they would never be able to work or work again.
Ms Kendall told ITV: “I think what the survey shows is that despite all the myths, a lot of people who are currently on sickness or disability benefits want to work.” Prior to the general election former prime minister Rishi Sunak called for an end to ‘sick note culture’ and warned against “over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life”.
“One was young people with genuine mental health problems, who the supermarket was doing great stuff to help them get work and stay in work. Ms Kendall said the Labour Government is determined to “act and put that support in place”, rather than “writing people off” and “blaming them like the last Conservative government did.”
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