ESA claimants increasingly found fit for work

The latest statistics for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) applications show that three-quarters of applicants are being found fit for work or are stopping their claim before their assessment period has been completed. Chris Grayling, Minister for Employment, said: "The vast majority of people who are applying for these benefits are being found fit for work or have stopped their claim. "These are people who under the old system would have been abandoned on incapacity benefits. It's a clear indication of why reform is so urgently needed. This is exactly why we are going to reasse...