We must be considerably more discerning about which conditions are judged to merit disability payments
We must be considerably more discerning about which conditions are judged to merit disability payments
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Record low level of support for more spending on welfare for disabled people
Eligibility criteria will toughen up but increase in mental health condition claims and fraud to send welfare bill soaring
There is little chance that it will ever be reined in
Working-age people exempt from job-searching now more likely to be over 50 than under 35
Disability and sickness claims are rising fastest among children and the young
Mental health claims will drive overall figure to 4.2m by the end of this parliament, figures show
