Incapacity benefits surge
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Half of claims for most expensive incapacity benefits are approved
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More than 2.4 million people are getting the highest level of incapacity benefits with no requirement to seek work.
Over the past five years , the proportion of applicants approved for the most valuable claims has surged to 50 per cent , leading to a projected welfare overspend of 8.6 billion this year .
Liz Kendall , the work and pensions secretary, promised “radical reforms” to get people back to work.
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