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The Real Scroungers

Tough new tests mean thousands of claimants told to find work

By Tom Moseley, Parliamentary Correspondent

Benefits reform under threat after IT glitch

National roll-out of flagship policy delayed by at least a year as costs soar and key personnel quit

New report highlights failures of Work Capability Assessment as Spartacus campaign awaits Harrington’s final review

A new report from the Spartacus campaign today (Monday 12 November) analyses the failures of the Government's Work Capability Assessment and the Employment & Support Allowance system, which is supposed to support people who are too sick or disabled to work.

Double heart bypass patient in post-operative intensive care is sent Government letter ordering him back to work

Danny Shurmer, 60, was recovering in Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Had benefits withdrawn and didn't win an appeal until nine months later Controversial Work Capability Assessment carried out by ATOS A heart patient was told he was fit for work - just a day after a double heart bypass operation.

Wheelchair Users 'Can't Access Plane Toilets'

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