Jun/090
Alcoholics Abusing the Disability Allowance Benefit
More than 4,000 alcoholics are claiming full-time disability benefits in Greater Manchester - landing taxpayers with a £10m annual bill just in Manchester alone!
They show a total of 4,220 people were claiming Incapacity Benefit (IB) or Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA), where alcoholism was listed as the main `disabling condition’.
The weekly bill to the taxpayer for benefits paid out across the region is between £250,835 and £373,490. Disability benefits are state handouts aimed at those who can’t work because of disability or illness and are worth up to £84.50 a week. They unlock further benefits, such as support with council tax and housing bills.
This appears to be causing some disgruntlement in communities and the likelihood is that this is not just isolated to Manchester.
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