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Cutting ESA would be plundering the safety net that workers pay into, says TUC

Commenting on reports yesterday (Thursday) that the government has considered cutting Employment and Support Allowance by almost £30 per week, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:

“This is a scheme workers pay into from their earnings every month as insurance against serious illness or disability. Cutting it would mean plundering the safety net that safeguards their families.

“If there’s a problem to address it is barriers like inaccessible workplaces, or the inaccurate stereotypes and assumptions disabled people have to overcome to get off benefits and into work. Most ESA claimants are desperate for a job, punishing them for not getting one is unfair.”

NOTES TO EDITORS:

- All TUC press releases can be found at www.tuc.org.uk
- Follow the TUC on Twitter: @tucnews

 

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