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Disability: Employment

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 4 September 2025UIN 70293

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the disability employment gap in Lincolnshire.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The disability employment gap is monitored and published in the official statistics release The employment of disabled people 2024 - GOV.UK in data tables LMS008, LMS009 and LMS010. This includes statistics on the local authority areas Lincolnshire.

The disability employment gap for 2023/24 was 24.7 percentage points in Lincolnshire. This compares to the UK wide disability employment gap of 27.2 percentage points for 2023/24. This is the latest period for which reliable data is available.

Estimates below national level are based on smaller sample sizes and should therefore be used with caution.

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