ESA claims prompt Govt to push on with welfare reform

Just 6% are placed in the most severely disabled Support Group, where they are not expected to seek work, while a further 16% are allocated into the Work Related Activity Group. It includes all new claims until the end of August last year and for those WCAs completed by November, but does not include those being transferred from the previous Incapacity Benefit. However, the WCA has been consistently criticised by disability charities for being too harsh and not taking the severity of injuries into full account while being unsuitable for assessing those with mental health problems. ...