Disability claims have risen more quickly in recent years than in the aftermath of the First World War, according to a major new report into Britain’s ‘broken benefits system’.
The study found that 1.8million more working-age people were classified as disabled – under a definition that includes those with mental health conditions – between 2019-20 and 2024-25.
By contrast, 1.6m servicemen had by March 1923 established claims for disability after being injured on duty in the Great War.
‘While the measures are not directly equivalent, the comparison shows that the absolute increase recorded on the modern measure following the pandemic exceeded the recognised war-disablement
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