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Tories poised to claw away more disability benefits
FEARS mounted yesterday that cruel Con-Dem ministers are poised to slash social security for the sick and disabled in a bid to bring down benefits costs.
The BBC reported on leaked government documents detailing plans to hack back the employment and support allowance (ESA) from £28.75 a week to just 50p for those deemed “ready for work.”
A Whitehall spokesman would only say that it was not yet “policy.”
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