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Question for Department for Work and Pensions

UIN 903886, tabled on 6 March 2023

Question

Andrew Jones
Conservative
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help disabled people find employment.

Answer

Tom Pursglove
Conservative
Corby
Commons

Answered on

6 March 2023

There are a range of Government initiatives supporting disabled people, and people with health conditions, to start, stay and succeed in work. These include:

  • Increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres for people with health conditions receiving Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance;
  • Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres offering advice and expertise on how to help disabled people and people with health conditions into work;
  • The Work and Health Programme and Intensive Personalised Employment Support, providing tailored and personalised support for participants;
  • Access to Work grants towards extra costs of working beyond standard reasonable adjustments;
  • Disability Confident encouraging employers to think differently about disability and health, and to take positive action to address the issues employees face in the workplace;
  • The Information and Advice Service providing better integrated and tailored guidance on supporting and managing health and disability in the workplace; and
  • Support in partnership between DWP and the health system, including Employment Advice in NHS Talking Therapies services, which combines psychological treatment and employment support for people with mental health conditions.

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