Disability Living Allowance (DLA) does not incentivise work and there is still a widespread belief among claimants that they would be better off on benefit than in work, according to a new report.
It also concludes that for those making a new claim (the majority of whom are out of work or on sick leave) DLA provides a ‘badging' of disability, seen by some as proof of not being able to work. The exploratory study, conducted by Insite Research and Consulting for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), contacted 1005 people who made claims in September and October 2008, and followed their outcomes. The results are particularly important following the Government's decision, as announced by COVER, to re-assess all DLA claimants in three years time as part of a bid to cut the stat...
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