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Employment Schemes: Disability

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 13 March 2025UIN 36109

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press notice entitled Government bolsters employment support to unlock work for sick and disabled people, published on 6 March 2025, how this policy will relate to the Additional Work Coach Time programme.

Answered by Alison McGovern

DWP announced on the 6th March that we will deploy 1000 work coaches to help people with health conditions and disabled people towards and into work. This will build and expand on existing measures like additional work coach support that delivers personalised support for some customers on the health journey.

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