Article: Glasgow East By-Election: Labour is accused of scoring own goal over benefits

Article: Blair backs down over incapacity benefit
The Scotsman;  January 4, 2006 ;     557 words ... ... plans to cut the incapacity benefit lists are expected ... constituencies have the most incapacity benefit claimants, reassuring ... cutting the overall incapacity benefit bill, although ... are in Glasgow. Glasgow East tops the list with ...

Article: Incapacity benefit plans may cost insurers more.
Financial Adviser;  February 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... government's plans to overhaul incapacity benefit may adversely affect corporate group ... prices, according to an IFA. As the incapacity benefit that is paid to 2.7m sick and disabled ... benefit after one year and the name Incapacity Benefit would be scrapped. Now a flat rate ...

Article: Can Blair tackle scandal of incapacity benefit?
The Scotsman;  January 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... unemployment register and instead claim incapacity benefit. This had, at its heart, a rather ... learnt from the old how to claim incapacity benefit - and has thus kept the social ills ... welfare reform. Because the problem of incapacity benefit is so scandalously widespread, nothing ...

Article: Treat incapacity benefit with care
The Independent - London;  March 14, 2008 ;     627 words ... ... work sick and the numbers receiving incapacity benefit. On both indicators, Britain can ... announcing that people who already claimed incapacity benefit would face a new qualification test ... 2010. It was already known that incapacity benefit was to be renamed employment and ...

Article: How to avoid getting left out.(new law for incapacity ...
Financial Adviser;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Incapacity benefit will soon be replaced by a new ... exception is the proposed changes to incapacity benefit, which are expected to be introduced ... is happening: - The rules on incapacity benefit are being tightened from April ...

Article: The end of incapacity benefit for new claimants and ...
M2 Presswire;  October 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... 2008-UK Government: The end of incapacity benefit for new claimants and the start of ... 27102008 Today marks the end of Incapacity Benefit for new claimants and the era of ... 1990s people were written off on Incapacity benefit with no help to overcome their problems ...

Article: Out of work and on benefit. But, like millions of others, John ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  August 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... like status because he has claimed incapacity benefit for 27 years since being diagnosed ... Government included those claiming incapacity benefit. This massaging of the true picture ... those eligible to work - are claiming incapacity benefit, and yet many are looking for work ...