tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post5401194844739056621..comments2023-08-31T15:14:58.287-07:00Comments on London Green Left Blog: Dying is no Excuse for Worklessness - DWPMike Shaughnessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-22022962630798548492015-08-27T12:30:09.414-07:002015-08-27T12:30:09.414-07:00In late 2006, Disability Now! magazine focused on ...In late 2006, Disability Now! magazine focused on the lack of winter fuel payments entitlement for under 60's on Incapacity Benefit (IB), while people aged 60+ such as Harriet Harman with offices to spend their days in heated at public expense did get such payments. And a Labour backbench MP got figures of IB claim closures due to claimant death with seasonal breakdown from DWP showing statistical evidence that more IB claim closures due to claimant death occurred in winter.<br /><br />So, a few months later, around February 2007 Work & Pensions Secretary John Hutton said it was essential to get IB claimants back to work because, "After two years on IB, you are more likely to retire or die than get another job."<br /><br />Dude Swheatie of KwugKilburn Unemployed Workers Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281633520479831796noreply@blogger.com