Welfare Reform Bill

Before the Minister goes that far, he mentioned identifying the barriers to getting back to work. In the case of the guidance that has been issued for people with ME/CFS, one way to overcome those barriers is cognitive behaviour therapy and graded exercises. These two ““treatments”” have been shown to be very unsatisfactory for people who are severely affected by ME, but the new guidance does not make the distinction between people who are severely affected, those who are moderately affected and those who are slightly affected. If a group of people refuses graded exercise and cognitive behaviour therapy, on the basis either that they are afraid or that they know it will not help them, will they be penalised?