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SCOTTISH LABOUR has called for the scrapping of work capability assessments, after it emerged that 69 per cent of disabled people who appeal against “fit for work” declarations succeed in having them overturned.
The embarrassing figure is revealed in research published by the opposition party today. It covers appeals for claims first made in December 2016, the most recent month for which figures are available.
Recipients of employment and support allowance (ESA), a form of disability benefit, are routinely subjected to work capability assessments to test their eligibility.
Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
