The DWP said the benefits bill is ’spiralling' and being largely driven by an increase in people claiming incapacity benefits for mental health conditions.
CARE called the move to broaden the eligibility criteria even before Parliament has decided on the original parameters ‘both troubling and instructive.’
Liam McArthur said that arguments for raising the minimum age to 18 were ‘persuasive,’ and would be considered if his bill progressed through Parliament.
Bradford Council will be allowed to increase council taxes by a further 5 percent, bringing their total increase for the year to 9.99 percent in the district.
Chelsea Roff said last year, there were 20,000 people hospitalised for eating disorders, who, if they rejected treatment, ‘would qualify under this bill.’