The Government's latest goal - outlined in a Green Paper - is getting a million Incapacity Benefit claimants back to work. But is this easier said than done, asks Peter Madigan
Our televisions are rife with depictions of the benefit cheat. From Keith Miller in EastEnders to Government advertisements urging us to shop fraudulent claimants, the view that the benefits system is being systematically rinsed is reinforced on a regular basis. Exposes such as Tonight with Trevor McDonald - Britain on the Sick lead the general public to believe the welfare state is open to large-scale abuse and the taxpayer is supporting those too lazy to work. Fraudulent In fact, statistics suggest that this couldn't be further from the truth, with the Department of Work and Pensi...
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