Impact of Long-Term Sickness on UK's Workforce and Economy
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A significant number of people in the UK are on long-term sickness benefits, prompting economic concerns. Experts suggest the benefits system may be a larger factor than health itself.
A near-record 2.8 million people are out of the workforce claiming long-term sickness, in a crisis forecast to cost the country more than 100 billion GBP a year by the end of the decade.
