The extra number of long-term sick who struggle to work is predicted to go above a million over the next two years.
The small print of the Office for Budget Responsibility report published alongside Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ’s Autumn Statement shows the bill for more sickness and disability benefits will cost £7.5billion a year.
The 1.1million increase by 2026 will take the number registered as unable to work to a record high of 3.5million.
