Online ‘sickfluencers’ blasted by Conservatives for rise in mental health benefit claims




Alan Milburn, who leads the Government’s review into welfare, previously admitted personal independence payments (PIP) were “no longer fit for purpose”.A Labour spokesman told the newspaper: “The Conservatives designed and implemented this benefit system, which has driven large numbers of people to be signed off and written off.”Their last year in Government, after 14 years of failure, saw the welfare bill rise by a record £33billion, in a single year, with no meaningful reforms.”We are tackling their collapse in face-to-face assessments, bringing in personalised employment support for sick and disabled people and spreading opportunity to young people through the Youth Guarantee. Further reforms will follow the Milburn and Timms Reviews.”