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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

‘Unhelpful and ill-informed’: Charities slam Tony Blair think tank report on disability benefits

People diagnosed with conditions such as moderate depression, ADHD and lower-back pain should not be eligible for cash benefits, a new report has told the government, prompting furious reaction from the disability charity sector.

The research from the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) argues that conditions like these should be classed as “non-work-limiting”, meaning the default assumption is that they should not stop an individual from working.

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