By the start of the next decade, disability benefits claims in Britain are projected to reach extraordinary levels, with one in eight people expected to receive support. Official estimates suggest
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More than 300,000 young people in the UK are now claiming out-of-work benefits without any requirement to seek employment, double the figure recorded five years ago. Recent government data shows
Newly released data from the Department for Work and Pensions reveals that claims for disability benefits linked to ADHD have risen sharply over the past year. The number of individuals
The cost to taxpayers of the Access to Work benefit scheme has leapt by over 20 percent in just one year, according to new official figures. The Department for Work
Official figures have revealed that millions in the United Kingdom are likely to remain on benefits indefinitely as the cost of worklessness escalates. Out of the eight million people claiming
Britain is grappling with a significant increase in benefit claims driven by mental health and behavioural disorders, challenging longstanding attitudes towards work and disability. Recent government data reveals that two
Every young person who leaves the workforce due to long term illness costs the country £1 million over their lifetime, according to a new review. The findings, published today by
Britain faces a sharp rise in people moving onto long-term sickness benefits, with five thousand claimants joining the system every working day. Recent analysis indicates incapacity claims have doubled since
Too many young people are falling out of employment and losing touch with the world of work, according to Pat McFadden, the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
The first clinical trial investigating whether psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, could treat Parkinson’s disease has yielded promising early-stage results. Scientists have described the findings as both
Britain’s welfare system faces an unprecedented challenge as projections indicate health-related claims will constitute 50% of all primary benefit applications by 2029, with annual costs surpassing £100 billion for the
