Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 30791

Employment: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid

Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people with (a) Long Covid and (b) ME back into the workplace.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Backed by £240m investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched on 26 November will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inactivity and work toward the long-term ambition of an 80% employment rate. We are committed to reforming the syste...

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