A NORTH-SOUTH divide in the type of disabilities suffered by workers has emerged from research.
Claims for Disability Living Allowance for mental health conditions are higher in London and the South-East, while the number of people registered disabled through physical conditions, such as arthritis, is much higher in Wales and the North-East.
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy said differences in lifestyle and working conditions could explain the findings.
In London and the South-East, one in five people claiming the allowance had a mental health condition, compared with 13 per cent in Wales, the North-West and North-East
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