Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 89207
Unemployment: Autism
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of unemployment of autistic adults in the (a) South East and (b) Surrey Heath constituency on the economy.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe Department has not made an assessment of the potential economic impact of trends in unemployment among autistic adults in the South East or the Surrey Heath constituency. The 2025 publication by DWP on The employment of disabled people reported that, ...
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