Report: UK Faces Sickness-Related Employment Crisis

Published MAR 25 2024·Updated MAR 26 2024

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The Spin

Right narrative

The UK should be wary about its benefits system, which encourages people not to return to work and claim health-related benefits instead. The extraordinary rise in disability benefits claims has weakened the economy, crippled the exchequer, and caused enormous strains on the NHS.

Express.co.uk

Left narrative

A benefits crackdown is unlikely to solve the UK's jobless crisis. Only improved mental health and musculoskeletal care infrastructure, shortened NHS waiting lists, and extensive budget measures to boost the labor force can help tackle the country's economic inactivity challenge.

Independent