In a civilised society such a reduction would represent a successful integration into the workforce of people who need support to hold down a job.
The figures released today by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University, however, provide a grim picture of how life will become even more precarious for people struggling with illness and disability in the poorest areas of Britain as changes to the benefits system by the Coalition Government take effect.
Benefits changes are too harsh
IT should be good news that by 2014 there will be nearly one million fewer people on incapacity benefits in the UK.
In a civilised society such a reduction would represent a successful integration into the workforce of people who need support to hold down a job.
The figures released today by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University, however, provide a grim picture of how life will become even more precarious for people struggling with illness and disability in the poorest areas of Britain as changes to the benefits system by the Coalition Government take effect.
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Don't show me this again.