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Social security benefits - proposed changes

Major changes have already been legislated and more are proposed in a 2008 Green Paper.

Employment and support allowance

ESA took effect for new claims from 27th October 2008. It replaces incapacity benefit, and also income support on the basis of incapacity. More on Employment and support allowance...

Green Paper - July 2008

This consultation document proposes further major reforms, including requiring jobseekers to do more the longer they claim, and doubling the Access to Work budget.

Full documents on DWP website: www.dwp.gov.uk/welfarereform/noonewrittenoff/index.asp
Disability Alliance summary: www.disabilityalliance.org/welfare3.htm
BBC news article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7516551.stm

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