Support benefit "good for employers and disabled people"

The new Employment Support Benefit (ESA) could be good news for disabled people and employers if it meets the needs of both groups, says Employers’ Forum on Disability (EFD).

From today (27 October), ESA replaces Incapacity Benefit and Income Support for people who:

are claiming these benefits for the first time, and whose ability to work is limited by ill health or disability. Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of EFD, says:

"We know from the experience of our members that i... (281 more words)

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