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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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About two fifths of new incapacity benefit claimants under 25 came directly from education.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 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

Demonstrators also targeted the Department for Work and Pensions office Claire Glasman, Winvisible campaigner, has cerebral palsy and is on incapacity benefit.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2012

Fovargue said the situation would only get worse with the drive to bring people off incapacity benefit and on to the jobseeker's allowance, where they are suddenly exposed to these sanctions.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2011

If you're on incapacity benefit for two years, you are more likely to die on it than come off it.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2010

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