Guardian Unlimited reported on 29th January 2007, that the Government is considering ending the Industrial Injuries Disabled Benefit.
The scheme pays compensation to workers who suffer illness or injury where liability cannot be proved. The scheme was started in 1948 when the UK still had a large manufacturing industry. The decline of major heavy industries that used asbestos, such as shipbuilding, has led ministers to question whether the scheme is still relevant despite the £776 million paid from the scheme every year.
http://money.guardian.co.uk/news_/story/0,,2000644,00.html
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