Access to Work Programme
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been allocated to programmes supporting economic participation for people with disabilities in the last 12 months.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Departmental allocations and spend are published annually in the Annual Reports and Accounts.
Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group so access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, is key. DWP has a range of specialist initiatives to support individuals to stay in work and get back into work, including those that join up employment and health systems. Measures include support from Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres and Access to Work grants, as well as joining up health and employment support around the individual through WorkWell and Connect to Work.
In Northern Ireland, health, skills, careers and employment support are transferred matters. My officials work closely with those in the Northern Ireland Executive, sharing best practice in regard to providing employment support to disabled people.
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