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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Kirby

NHS waiting lists ‘not a driver for rise in health-related benefit claims’

A new analysis has found no link between NHS waiting lists and health benefit claims (PA) - (PA Archive)

NHS waiting lists are not driving the rise in health-related benefit claims, according to a new report.

The study, from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), found scant evidence of any relationship between people waiting for NHS care and more claiming benefits, saying the answers to a growing benefits bill lay elsewhere.

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