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Judged fit to work? You could lose your benefits if you appeal |
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The government could cut off incapacity payments if people challenge the ruling that they are fit to work. Under new proposals, hundreds of thousands of people on incapacity benefits could be cut off from support if they challenge the ruling that they are fit to work. Read more |
Thousands of disabled people who have been assessed under new government rules as fit for work are having the decision overturned on appeal.
BBC Inside Out East has found that of the 146,200 appeals that have been heard to date, 56,500 (more than a third), have been upheld in favour of the claimant.
Atos, the company carrying out the tests, called the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), is being paid £100m a year by the UK government. Full story.