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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Disabled to get ‘right to try’ work without risk of losing benefits

Disabled people will have the right to try employment without the risk of losing their benefits under plans set to be announced as part of the Government’s welfare reforms.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to announce legislation to introduce a “right to try guarantee” that will prevent people receiving health-related benefits from having their entitlements automatically re-assessed if they enter employment.

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