Disabled people out of work urged to get remote jobs, as ministers aim to cut benefits bill
Disabled people will be asked to work from home as part of a government bid to get more people back into jobs and to cut the benefits bill.
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Disabled people will be asked to work from home as part of a government bid to get more people back into jobs and to cut the benefits bill.
Sickness benefits will be denied to people who could work from home in a bid to slash the yearly £25.9 billion bill, ministers have announced.
Disabled people and those with health conditions, who are currently being held back from improving their lives through work, will be better supported to realise their potential under Government p
Unveiled by Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride this evening, the blitz is aimed at slashing the £26billion welfare budget.
Categories in work capability assessments are under review as some conditions can be better managed through home working.