Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 24545

Learning Disabilities: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 16 January 2025
Answered: 22 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to promote the recruitment and retention of people who have a learning disability in the (a) private and (b) public sectors.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Our specialist initiatives to support people with learning disabilities and other disabled people into work include support from Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres. £12.3 million has also been invested into 23 lead Local Authori...

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