'Myth buster' factsheet highlights tougher ESA rules

It highlights five ‘myths' about incapacity benefit and employment and support allowance (ESA) that the charity claimed are commonly used by the government and media. Should the reforms be passed in their current state, after one year means-testing of contributory ESA will mean people with a partner earning as little as £150 a week or savings of over £16,000 will get nothing. DBC also noted that far from being easy to get UK benefits are among the strictest in the world. An Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report in 2003 said the nation's regime had bee...