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Work and Pensions Secretary says some people on benefits ‘taking the mickey’
A report from the DWP found 49% of health and disability benefit recipients reported they felt they would never be able to work or work again.
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Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall visiting a supermarket in Bedford
(Joe Giddens/PA)
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Claudia Savage, PA
February 06, 2025 at 10:30pm GMT
AI used to speed up planning applications and benefits claims, records reveal
Work and Pensions Secretary says some people on benefits ‘taking the mickey’
Kendall pledges to ‘overhaul’ Government relationship with employers
Disability benefit claimants ‘wait 10 times longer for calls to be answered’
Health benefits system ‘financially unstable’, peer warns
Ministers to announce plans to claim back money from benefit fraudsters
