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Incapacity Benefit is help if you could not work because of an illness or disability before 31 January 2011 - it's being replaced with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Information on the benefit conversions, which have taken place through reassessment of pre-existing incapacity benefit claims.
This document contains the following information: Mental incapacity: item 9 of the fourth programme of law reform.
Ad hoc statistical analysis 2012 quarter 1: Incapacity Benefits: detailed medical condition and duration: May 2011.
Use these tables to find out if an employee's period of sick absence links with a previous one.
Ad hoc statistical analysis 2012 quarter 3: Incapacity Benefits: detailed medical condition and duration.
What to do if someone registered for Plastic Packaging Tax dies or becomes incapacitated.
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
An explanation of the process for reassessing incapacity benefits to help advisers and intermediaries support claimants.
A more detailed breakdown of the medical conditions and durations in those claiming Incapacity Benefits at February 2011.
An explanation for healthcare professionals of how DWP is reassessing incapacity benefits.
Employers guide to assessing fitness to work, including asking for medical evidence, fit notes, and dealing with long term or frequent absences.
Ad hoc statistical analysis on detailed medical conditions and their duration for Incapacity Benefits: DWP, 2010, quarter 2.
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