A very thought-provoking post, especially as it shows just how even more slanted the reforms have become, to make any benefit even harder to obtain than ever before š¦
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Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is a benefit for people who are assessed as being unable to work because of a health condition and/or disability. Despite this, ESA has also been politically defined asĀ financial support for people having difficulty finding a job because of a long-term illness or disability, to āhelp them back to workāĀ despite their illness or disability. This presents a problematic tension because in order to qualify for ESA at all, people must be found to be unable to work, by their own doctor, and by the āindependentā Work Capability Assessment.
Thereās a significant difference between being unable to work, andĀ facing significant additional barriers to work. People who are assessed are most commonly described as having ālimited capability for workā ā a phrase which is not precise in its meaning, and which does not include or prompt any consideration of social, cultural, political andā¦
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