Daily Archives: 09/08/2012

MPs suggest minister ignored ‘fitness for work’ re-test concerns

Questions have been raised over a government minister’s failure to listen to serious concerns about the controversial “fitness for work” test.
The concerns emerged after the airing of two prime-time television documentaries this week, both focusing on the operation of the test used to assess eligibility for the new out-of-work disability benefit, employment and support allowance [...]