That easier access to sick pay may lead to lower overall sickness absence because workers would be less likely to spread infectious diseases is seen as "counterintuitive,* and that the proposal is being strenuously objected to at all confirms — as if we needed yet more confirmation — that we have learned the square root of fuck all from the COVID pandemic.

#SicknessBenefits
#PublicHealth

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/16/sick-pay-changes-could-benefit-uk-firms-2bn-tuc

When covid came along, the consensus among politicians seemed to be that we had to prioritise the economy, and never mind if it made millions of people sick.

How's that working out for the economy?

https://www.moneywellness.com/blog/government-warned-health-benefits-system-is-financially-unsustainable

#BenefitCuts #SicknessBenefits #DisabilityBenefits #LongTermSickness #Covid19 #LongCovid

DWP PIP warning as 'vicious cycle' sees record number of Brits fall sick due to three factors - Manchester Evening News
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-pip-warning-vicious-cycle-29422696

#SicknessBenefits
#PIP
#DWP
#EmploymentConditions
#PoorEmploymentConditions
#SickPay
#NoAccessToStatutorySickPay
#StatutorySickPay
#ExistingConditions
#Disabilities
#Poverty

Electrician told 'to quit his £40k a year job' after he broke his leg in order to get DWP help | Shropshire Star
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/newport/2024/06/17/electrician-told-to-quit-his-40k-a-year-job-after-he-broke-his-leg-in-order-to-get-dwp-help/

#DWP
#SicknessBenefits
#OffWorkSick
#MustQuitWorķToGetHelp

Sunak’s plan to cut sickness benefits bill prompts charity fury | The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-sickness-benefits-sick-note-b2531633.html

#Disabilities
#Disabled
#ChronicallyIll
#DisabilityBenefits
#SicknessBenefits
#Benefits
#Welfare
#Sunak
#WarOnDisabled
#WarOnTheChronicallyIll
#WarOnTheSick
#WarOnTheMentallyIll
#ForcedTreatment
#NHS
#WaitingLists
#FitNotes
#Scope
#FitNotesIssuedByDWP
#PIP
#Mind
#JosephRowntreeFoundation
#MSSociety
#Davey
#Tories
#Scapegoating

Mild anxiety would not meet the bar for sickness benefits under government plans
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/mild-anxiety-would-not-meet-the-bar-for-sickness-benefits-under-government-plans/ar-BB1lhqjI?ei=11

#Anxiety
#SicknessBenefits
#MildAnxiety
#DisabilityBenefits
#Benefits
#MentalHealth
#Stride

‘Bad nerves’ not a reason to be on benefits, says former minister
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/bad-nerves-not-a-reason-to-be-on-benefits-says-former-minister/ar-BB1juLQI?cvid=1ed2e3861f6b4a39d1e125970a46f6cc&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=9

#MentalHealth
#Benefits
#FitnessForWork
#SicknessBenefits
#EconomicInactivity