Sentences with phrase «esa sickness benefit»

Official figures in the first quarter of 2014 found a huge increase in sanctions against people reliant on ESA sickness benefit.

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The sickness benefit in question is Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

People on IB or ESA are very sick and vulnerable and should not be vilified by Iain Duncan Smith as he did again earlier this week when he suggested that some people in receipt of sickness benefits are behaving in a fraudulent way.

The report also recommended sickness benefits are reviewed, with the employment and support allowance (ESA) for people in the work - related activity group reduced to the level of jobseekers» allowance.

More than 2 million people who previously claimed sickness payments are gradually being assessed to determine whether they are eligible for the main incapacity benefit, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

While some employers have paid benefit plans for sickness, bereavement and other leaves of absence, this is not required by the ESA.