Category: baffles
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Record surge in long-term sickness claims baffles experts amid mounting benefits costs
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Britain’s high sickness bill has left policymakers and economists scratching their heads, with near-record numbers of workers absent for long-term health reasons costing the public purse more than £65.7bn a year. Some 2.8 million people are now claiming disability and disability benefits, well above pre-pandemic levels, and the House of…