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UK Government Plans to Scrap Sick Notes for Benefit Claimants
The UK government is reportedly planning to scrap traditional sick notes as part of a broader strategy to reduce the number of people claiming benefits. This move aims to reform the system for assessing fitness for work.
20 May, 04:10 — 20 May, 15:35
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times-ukMostly Factual81d ago
Sick notes ‘scrapped’ under plans to reduce benefit claimants - The Times
Sick notes ‘scrapped’ under plans to reduce benefit claimants The Times
Read full article →The IndependentMostly Factual81d ago
Sick notes ‘scrapped’ under plans to reduce benefit claimants
‘Fit notes are too often a dead end’, the work and pensions secretary said
By Albert Toth
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First report: times-uk · 20 May, 04:10|Full coverage: 2 · 11h|Window: 11h
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