Mental ill-health is behind soaring disability benefits bill in England and Wales, report says | Mental health
More than half of the increase in disability benefits comes from increased mental health claims. the study. Since the pandemic, the number of working-age adults in the UK and Wales has been claiming in 2024 by 7.5% between 16 and 64 years old, and in 2024, it has increased by 2.9 million to about 1 […]
Is ill-health holding back the UK economy? – podcast | News
new numbers from National Bureau of Statistics It suggests that 2.8 million people are not looking for work because of health problems, an increase from a previously estimated 2.6 million people and 2.1 million people before the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-third increase compared to humans. As economics editor of the Guardian, larry elliott, […]