long term incapacity benefit

[bigears]

Hi

just saw this whilst looking at the 2008 UK budget details.

• From April 2010, all long-term recipients of incapacity benefit will attend work capacity programmes.

 

Wonder how this will work for those living outside the uk.

[Tony F Dordogne]

Will they pay expenses to attend?

[Grecian]

We can only hope this is more Labour spin, if you read the provided link, it appears that the government has only put aside 10 million pounds, to implement the whole scheme for some 2.6 million people.

Link:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/14/njobs114.xml

 

[Bluebells]

Welfare Reform Act 2007 if you have  a spare hour or two a little light reading

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2007/pdf/ukpga_20070005_en.pdf - enjoy, cant really get to grips with how it will effect those outside the UK.

 

[Rose]

[quote user="Grecian"]

We can only hope this is more Labour spin,

[/quote]

oh dear... I just know this is going to upset and anger a few but.... can I ask... why do we want to hope it's more Labour Spin... isn't this a good thing? [:$]

[Boiling a frog]

It will mean that from 2010 everyone on incapacity benefit will be assessed as to what work they can do and if capable of work will be taken off incapacity benifit and put on job seekers allowance which only lasts for a certain amount of time.

It will also mean that if in France no longer entitled to an E121 if found capable of work,therefore they will have to start paying for health care and will not be entitled to job seekers allowance

That is why some people will think it is not a very good proposal.  

[Grecian]

Sorry BAF it will mean that the decision as to whether the receipient of IB, is or isn't fit for work, will be in the hands of a private company, as opposed to the decision of a doctor.

If the individual is deemed 'fit for work', and in effect is not physically fit, and has a pre-existing medical condition, if they haven't qualified for the 5 year residency, they will be kicked out of France. Simple as that.

 

 

[Rose (& Greyman)]

Well not quite true Grecian. If they are fit for work they can get a job ![Www]

[Boiling a frog]

[quote user="Grecian"]

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If the individual is deemed 'fit for work', and in effect is not physically fit, and has a pre-existing medical condition, if they haven't qualified for the 5 year residency, they will be kicked out of France. Simple as that.

 

 

[/quote]

 

If deemed fit for work then they are fit for work so can get a job and stay  

[Caussenarde]

Will they pay expenses to attend?

Well, of course they will Tony, but only to the interviewers.......one interview per week, times return travel (Business Class claimable naturally) to Dordogne, overnight stay, lunch, dinner.

It will be  hell of course, but someone will have to do it ....

[bigears]

hi again

Forget travelling back to the UK, my sister in law lost her incapacity benefit after being assessed by a french doctor in Toulouse working on behalf of the UK authorities. 

[sid]

I would have thought it would be in the French government's interest to keep them on benefit as long as possible [;-)] and let the UK contribute. Or is that the cynic in me.

Sid