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Long-term sickness benefits for the disabled are not enough to make ends meet, a major survey finds

DISABLED people on long-term sickness benefits are struggling to eat and pay bills, a major survey has found.

Some 60 per cent of people claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) said the amount they receive is not enough to cover their basic needs.

The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), a national coalition of more than 80 different charities and other organisations, conducted the survey of 1,755 respondents who receive ESA, the main long-term sickness benefit.

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