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>It seems like in a lot of EU countries if you fail there is something to catch you (higher, longer, easier to get unemployment pay for one example) For the av
by switch007 12y ago
>It seems like in a lot of EU countries if you fail there is something to catch you (higher, longer, easier to get unemployment pay for one example)
For the avoidance of doubt, that does not include England (these days). People with cancer in the final stages are declared fit to work
- sitkack 12y agoI know right, perfect for uncontrolled cancer drug studies.
- mike_hearn 12y agoCan you show me a link for that? I'd be interested in reading about it. What I've read is that a lot of people on disability benefits (higher than jobseekers allowance) were in fact just fine and when properly re-examined magically stopped being disabled. However, that assumes the review assessment was more reliable than the old one. I'd be interested in data showing whether it is or isn't.
- walshemj 12y agoWell this goes back decades when in order to massage the unemployment figures GP's (family doctors) where encouraged to mark people as disabled to get the figures down. now the government has outsourced the test to a third party who get paid on the "savings" the produce so you get things like terminally ill people so yes the tests are now being fiddled
- mike_hearn 12y agoSeems this story is relevant: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/atos-quietly-dropped-from-carrying-out-repeat-reassessments-by-dwp-internal-memo-shows-9151893.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/atos-quietly-d... The part about Atos wanting to pull out because of death threats against its staff is particularly nasty.