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Baroness Casey calls for benefits overhaul: ‘Even I would qualify as disabled’

Baroness Casey has called for an overhaul to the benefits system as she claimed that she would “qualify as disabled” as it currently stands.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Wednesday (29 July), Casey, who is leading a review into social care, said that we must ask “who should we be looking after, and how”.

Casey explained that according to an official survey by the Department of Work and Pensions, 16.8 million people had self-reported a disability in the 2023-24 financial year, equating to a quarter of the country.

“I don’t buy it,” she said.

“I would qualify, and I’m sitting here right now. I’m not disabled, but I could qualify if I answered those questions based on my medical records, it’s simple as.”