Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 58640

Employment Schemes: Learning Disability

Tabled: 10 June 2025
Answered: 18 June 2025

Question

Sarah Champion

LabourRotherham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling out sheltered employment work schemes for adults with learning disabilities.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
There is an international and domestic evidence-base demonstrating that sheltered employment, when delivered in line with one of the recognised Supported Employment models, is effective in supporting disabled people, people with health conditions and comp...

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