The Tragic Statistic That Reveals Welfare Reform To Be A Sham

Reblogged from the void: A tragic statistic hidden in the quarterly report on the performance of the Work Programme proves beyond doubt that both this and the last government's welfare reforms have been an abject failure. Buried in the Supplemental Tables at the end of the report are the Work Programme performance figures for ESA Ex-Incapacity Benefit claimants.   These are claimants who were previously on Incapacity Benefit and have been re-assessed by Atos as able to do some kind of work and placed in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) of Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Read more… 805 more words
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - Category: Mental Illness Authors: Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs