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11-Jul-22, 12:00
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:
Big Rise In Claims Means Disability Benefits Bill 70% Higher Than Expected - And Claimants On Average Waiting Five Months To Receive
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The number of people on disability benefits has been steadily rising - from 2% of the working-age population in the early 1990s (591,000) to 6% in 2020-21 (2.2 million) - in spite of a 2013 reform which explicitly aimed to reduce numbers. In other signs of a system under strain, on average claimants are now waiting about five months between applying for benefits and receiving them. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/17240)]
Big Rise In Claims Means Disability Benefits Bill 70% Higher Than Expected - And Claimants On Average Waiting Five Months To Receive
https://caithness-business.co.uk/image_cache/na17240_tn.jpg
The number of people on disability benefits has been steadily rising - from 2% of the working-age population in the early 1990s (591,000) to 6% in 2020-21 (2.2 million) - in spite of a 2013 reform which explicitly aimed to reduce numbers. In other signs of a system under strain, on average claimants are now waiting about five months between applying for benefits and receiving them. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/17240)]