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Ending reassessment for employment and support allowance for some disabled people in the UK |
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| Authors: | Chris Grover |
| Institution: | University of Lancaster, UK |
| Abstract: | In October 2016 the newly appointed UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Damian Green, announced that some disabled people receiving Employment and Support Allowance would not face reassessment for their financial support to continue. This article critically engages with this announcement in the context of the publication of Improving Lives. The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper shortly afterwards. |
| Keywords: | Benefits conditionality disabled people Employment and Support Allowance sanctions |