Jeremy Hunt’s decision to punish disabled people for not finding remote work comes two years after the government effectively slashed the number of remote jobs available, openDemocracy can reveal.
The chancellor yesterday announced that people who are unable to work because of mobility or mental health problems will be told to find remote jobs or could face losing their benefits.
But disability groups and unions told openDemocracy that “there are nowhere near enough” work-from-home jobs available – in part because the government previously refused advice that disabled people should be given a right to flexible working.
