15 March 2024 - 20,000 people are off work due to mental health problems every month in the UK
20,000 people off work in the UK every month for mental ill health
Safi Bugel (The Guardian, 15/03/2024)
Thousands of people in the UK are being deemed incapable of any work every month due to mental health problems, figures have shown.
20,000 people a month miss work due to mental health problems
Matt Jackson (The Express, 15/03/2024)
New data reveals that each month, 20,000 people are unable to work due to mental health issues.
DWP makes 'long term decision' over 20,000 people who are out of work
James Rodger (Birmingham Live, 15/03/2024)
The Department for Work and Pensions has unveiled its long-term measures aimed at getting people back in work - as 20,000 sign off through mental health issues. The DWP has spoken out amid new data showing 20,000 people are off work due to mental health problems every month.
How to claim mental illness benefits
Matthew Parris (The Spectator, 16/03/2024)
For my newspaper I wrote last week about the rocketing numbers (now more than nine million) of our fellow citizens who are ‘economically inactive’ (aged 16-64, unemployed but not seeking work).