Out of work sick face massive consequences - Research

The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) in a survey of 10,000 individuals in 5,500 households, found a spiral of additional financial problems have a wider impact. The research, commissioned by Unum, revealed more than 1 in 4 (28%) ill or injured people fall into poverty and one third are living in poverty within a year of leaving work. If you leave work for health reasons: • You are less likely to return to work than if unemployed. Just 1 in 4 people (24%) re-enter the workplace after 12 months compared with almost 50% of unemployed people • You suffer a 25% drop in...