Britain’s ballooning benefits bill being ‘driven by judges widening who qualifies for support’

JUDGES are helping drive Britain’s ballooning disability benefits bill by widening who qualifies for support, a report has claimed.  Appeals are allowing claims to be, in effect, reassessed, according to a think tank, leading to a sharp rise in ­people receiving benefits such as Personal Independence ­Payment.   The Policy Exchange says more than 1,000 a...