Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 63849
Employment: Disability
Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
Question
Tom Hayes
Labour — Bournemouth East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the disability employment gap on (a) the public purse and (b) trends in the level of economic growth.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Department has published analysis which estimated the costs to the economy of working age ill-health or disabilities that prevent working in the UK, to be between £240 and £330 billion. The Government is committed to reducing the disability employment...
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