The Government hopes its proposed Incapacity Benefit reforms will see around one million long-term sick people back in work within 10 years. Will it work? And how will this latest proposal affect the insurance industry?
Market Views Andy Chapman, Pioneer Friendly Society The Government's realisation that it needs to introduce some form of claims control on Incapacity Benefits (IB) is good news. The bad news, however, is the way it is proposing to tackle the problem. Can I offer an invitation to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to spend a week in the claims department of my organisation, Pioneer Friendly Society? If he accepts, he will see that merely asking claimants of IB, soon to be called Employment and Support Allowance, to attend interviews for jobs, get GPs to do your dirty work, ...
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