tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post1269104293037541656..comments2024-02-23T11:24:14.864+00:00Comments on The Broken Of Britain: Demolition Of The Case For DLA ReformBenefitScroungingScumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-26934262232818999962011-01-20T12:01:21.690+00:002011-01-20T12:01:21.690+00:00DeusExMacintosh: while there will be a correlation...DeusExMacintosh: while there will be a correlation between DLA and out-of-work disability or low-income benefits, DLA itself isn't one of them; DLA claimants are not necessarily claiming Income Support or ESA.<br /><br />Out-of-work benefits can be a barrier to work, but they are less so in the case of DLA recipients, as DLA recipients need work fewer hours to qualify for Working Tax Credits Sam Barnett-Cormackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904395421765346531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-57688078671614723212010-12-09T19:12:23.701+00:002010-12-09T19:12:23.701+00:00Found this blog I think in part via "Bendy Gi...Found this blog I think in part via "Bendy Girl's" comments at Dave Hingsburger's "Rolling Around My Head." Not directly related to this specific post, but this link may be of interest:<br /><br /><a href="http://nhsbuff.blogspot.com/2010/11/government-is-implicated-in-creating.htm" rel="nofollow">http://nhsbuff.blogspot.com/2010/11/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-63849409565611458152010-12-09T14:51:13.587+00:002010-12-09T14:51:13.587+00:00I'm (slowly) working on my own response. Total...I'm (slowly) working on my own response. Totally agree with your assessment that the report they cite is evidence of DLA being a barrier to work says no such thing.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710776765139258627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-81973216295858721972010-12-09T12:18:55.626+00:002010-12-09T12:18:55.626+00:00Whilst RR No. 648 does provide evidence that low e...<i>Whilst RR No. 648 does provide evidence that low employment is correlated with claiming of DLA, this in no way implies that one causes the other.</i><br /><br />I would suggest taxation comes to bear here. DLA is tax-free, anything a disabled person earns in "permitted work" will be immediately taxed (income replacement benefits usually having 'eaten' their tax-free thresholdDeusExMacintoshhttp://skepticlawyer.com.au/noreply@blogger.com