DWP publishes new evidence showing people on health and disability benefits want to work
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said some people on benefits are “taking the mickey” but “there are many more people who want to work after a new report from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) found 49 per cent of health and disability benefits recipients reported feeling they would never be able to work or work again.
The Work Aspirations of Health and Disability Claimants report is based on a survey of 3,401 health and disability benefit recipients, including people receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), and those on the Universal Credit (UC) Health Journey.
The report found 27 per cent felt they might be able to work in future but only if their health improved, increasing to 44 per cent of recipients whose main health condition was related to mental health.
Ms Kendall told ITV: “I think what the survey shows is that despite all the myths, a lot of people who are currently on sickness or disability benefits want to work.” Asked if people on benefits are “pretending they can’t work” she added: “Many of them have either just lost jobs that they desperately miss, or really want to get back into work once they’ve got their health condition under control. “So I think that there are many more people who want to work.
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