60,000 Scots Cheats to Lose Sickness Benefits

The HeraldFebruary 12, 2011

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ABOUT 60,000 Scots claiming sickness benefits face being told that they are fit for work, according to the results of two pilot projects, including one in Aberdeen.

The shake-up of welfare payments could save the Tory-LibDem Coalition up to pound(s)40 million in Scotland alone.

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60,000 Scots Cheats to Lose Sickness Benefits

Many people who have been claiming sickness benefit for years will be told that they are no longer eligible and must apply instead for unemployment benefit, potentially losing more than pound(s)1300 a year.

The first reassess...

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