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"Disabled 'wrongly denied' benefit

Disability campaigners say thousands of people who are unable to work are being wrongly denied incapacity benefit.

Charities including the Disability Alliance, Mind and Citizens Advice say the government's system of assessing claimants is not working.

They say people face hardship while appealing to restore benefits, and that many more are incapable of appealing.

The government says it is developing a new assessment system that will cut the number of wrong decisions.

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