31 July 2023 UK Monitor Will the Rise in Long-Term Sickness Prove Permanent?
27th Jul 2023 19:51U.K., Weekly Monitor
- Economic inactivity due to ill health has risen by 412K since February 2020, and likely won’t fall soon.
- The increase partly reflects the surge in NHS waiting lists; expect no progress until late 2024 at the earliest.
- Access to incapacity benefits appears to have loosened since the pandemic, blunting work incentives.
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