Charities slam 'cruel' back to work tests for terminally ill cancer patients

A new report by the two charities has found the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) process is failing seriously ill and disabled people, despite assurances from the government that they would be safeguarded from the system. It has even found that some terminally ill people are dying before getting the financial support they need. ESA was introduced in October 2008 to encourage ‘job ready' people to return to work, but findings from the report, 'Failed by the system', show: • Terminally ill cancer patients, and people receiving non-oral chemotherapy, are being required to unde...