Stripping #benefit #claimants payments if they refuse #depression treatment is #unethical says @drwollastonmp Stripping benefit claimants of their #allowances if they refuse to go to undergo treatment for depression would be unethical and completely ridiculous, a senior MP in the Conservatives has said. Existing #welfare rules mean it is not possible to require claimants to have treatment, such as therapy or counselling, as a condition of receiving sickness benefits. Senior ministers now believe the rules should be reviewed in order to reduce the “huge” numbers of people who are declared unfit for work due to mental health problems. However Sarah Wollaston, the Conservative chairman of the health select committee, said that forcing people into counselling would present profound ethical issues.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:43:09 +0000
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