According to Helen Whately, "1 in 4 people now report as disabled. But we can't afford to sign off 25% off the population. Bold action is needed. Not piecemeal tweaks." Reporting as disabled and being signed off are two entirely different things. Whately is unfit for office. The only question is whether she is morally unfit, intellectually unfit, or both.
By 2030, PIP claims are predicted to increase by three million to 5.4 million, with 836 successful claims every day for a decade. Well, PIP is all of 7.4 per cent of the benefits bill, and already 41 to 45 per cent of those claiming it are aged 55 or over. Just as raising the state pension age has predictably led to an increase in youth unemployment, so it has also led to a surge in people who needed additional help to work when they would once have been retired. They would be in many comparable countries, and on much more generous pensions in all of them.
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