Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 96663
Employment Schemes: Disability
Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support young disabled people who cannot work.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsFor a small minority of young people, work is not a realistic goal. However, for most disabled young people and young people with a health condition, given the right support, working at some point in the near future is a credible ambition. We know amongst...
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