Sick benefit recipients could be forced back to work

Conditions requiring claimants to search for work could be extended to those claiming for health reasons, the Government's 21st Century Welfare consultation paper has announced.  Currently most Jobseeker's Allowance claimants are required to look for full-time work to receive their allowance. The paper explains that: "Individuals who are able to look for work or prepare for work should be required to do so as a condition for receiving benefit and those who fail to meet their responsibilities should face a sanction such as a benefit reduction." It then opens the door to the possibil...