DWP announces changes in 2026 set to affect thousands of people

Thousands of workers at risk of being forced out of their jobs through ill health are to be offered new support.

A new Government scheme has been launched to tackle Britain's spiralling sickness crisis.

The Department for Work and Pensions will fund occupational health training for 5,000 line managers in small businesses across England, in a move designed to stop employees falling out of work and onto benefits.