The Pandemic Fallout
The true costs of restrictions.
The number of people getting health-related benefits in England and Wales has risen steeply since the pandemic: 1 in 10 working-aged adults 1 ( roughly 4 million) are now claiming disability or incapacity benefits, up by 2.8 million since the pandemic—just over 2000 new claimants per working day.
We do not need to explain to TTE readers that the lockdown…