Back to work

Does getting back to work have to be a pain?

Back to work

Work is good for you. It meets psychosocial needs, provides a framework for identity and social status, reduces poverty, and promotes rehabilitation and health.

With more than 2.6 million people in the UK dependent on incapacity benefits, the government is looking for ways to help people return to the workplace. The development of the new Employment and Support Allowance that is replacing Incapacity Benefit and Income Support focuses on what people can do, rather than on what they can’t.

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