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incapacity benefit

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a regular government payment made to people who are unable to work for an extended period through disability

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One used to be known as incapacity benefit.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2025

And from 2015, more and more people claimed incapacity benefit.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2025

And the OBR forecast the share of the working-age population in receipt of an incapacity benefit would rise from 7% in 2024 to a record high of 7.9% in 2029.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2025

Meanwhile there have been cuts in incapacity benefit of 13%.

From The Guardian Dec. 4, 2012

More than 25% of the working population in Merthyr Tydfil and Blaenau Gwent are claiming out-of-work benefits, either incapacity benefit or jobseeker's allowance.

From The Guardian Jul. 9, 2011

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