Record low level of support for more spending on welfare for disabled people
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Majority of Britons think disability benefits are too high
Record low level of support for more spending on welfare for disabled people
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Record low level of support for more spending on welfare for disabled people
Record low level of support for more spending on welfare for disabled people
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We must be considerably more discerning about which conditions are judged to merit disability payments
Record surge in claims reflects broader trend of Britons seeking health welfare payments
Mental health claims will drive overall figure to 4.2m by the end of this parliament, figures show
Eligibility criteria will toughen up but increase in mental health condition claims and fraud to send welfare bill soaring
UK ‘writing off’ generation of young people with welfare payments of up to £25,000 a year
Half a million more people have signed on since Labour came to power
