Cuts in mental health services force rise in benefit dependency

2007-02-01T11:36:51

The numbers of people claiming incapacity benefit because they have a mental disorder has risen by nearly 300,000 to top one million, the government has revealed in a parliamentary answer. Shadow welfare minister David Ruffley blamed cuts in mental health services.

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