British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on welfare reform at the Centre for Social Justice on April 19, 2024 in London.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for an end to Britain’s “sick note culture” in a speech on Friday morning.” He also set out plans to reduce the number of people turning to sick leave if the Conservative party is re-elected in the upcoming general election, which has to take place no later than Jan. 28, 2025.
Sunak also said that the British taxpayer provides the safety net of welfare services and that the number of people unable to work is not “economically sustainable.” Sunak said the U.K. government spends £69 billion on benefits for people of working age with disabilities and health “We don’t just need to change the sick note, we need to change the sick note culture so the default becomes what work you can do—not what you can’t,” he said.
He added that the government will crack down on fraud in the welfare system, and take a"more objective and rigorous approach" toGeneral Practitioners Committee England
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