Sickness benefits crackdown is critical for the health of both the economy and young people [Video]

Gen Z scars

A CRACKDOWN on the number of people on sickness benefits is not only critical for the economic health of the country but also for the health of our young people.

Britain cannot afford for a large swathe of Generation Z — or any other generation — to be idle. The Gen Zedders themselves can’t afford to be left behind.

Yes, many mental health problems are genuine enough, as Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall concedes.

But plenty more are self-diagnosed and encouraged by social media.

Many of today’s 18-25s have plenty to be stressed about — saddled with education debt, facing global financial instability and with rapidly diminishing prospects of ever owning their own home.

But the last thing they need is to be left languishing on welfare handouts.

Work will give them purpose, new skills, and an essential sense of their worth in …