The government has unveiled its plan to allow disabled people to try work without fear of losing their benefits, but campaigners warn the policy does not go far enough to tackle hostile workplaces. Legislation laid before parliament on Thursday will mean that people who start work or volunteering no longer automatically face a benefit reassessment, a prospect disabled people said was holding them back from trying to gain employment. The government said people were being “stranded in the benefits system” and afraid of trying work through fear of losing their support. Sir Stephen Timms, the minister for social security and
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