The disability and health employment strategy: the discussion so far
The government's proposals for improving employment support for disabled people and those with health conditions.
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The government provides financial support to disabled people and those with health conditions who are unable to work. Many are able to work, but are prevented from doing so because of:
- false understanding of what individuals are capable of
- employment support that does not meet people’s needs
- an inflexible benefits system
The government is already working hard to tackle these issues, but is determined to do even more to help disabled people and those with health conditions to get into, stay in and progress in work.
This paper sets out a range of proposals to further improve employment support.
We published an update on our progress on improving employment support for disabled people and those with health conditions on 8 December 2014.
Alternative formats
The content of this paper is available in a number of alternative formats, including Easy Read, Braille, audio, British Sign Language key points DVD and RTF.
If you would like a British Sign Language key points DVD, an Easy Read version, a copy of the paper in Braille, on audio CD, or audio cassette, please contact:
Disability and Health Employment Strategy Team
Department for Work and Pensions
Ground Floor
Caxton House
6-12 Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
The content of the paper is also available as a series of MP3 audio downloads, a Welsh summary and British Sign Language summary.
British Sign Language summary
British Sign Language Summary.
Audio downloads (MP3)
Foreword by the Minister of State for Employment
Foreword by the Minister of State for Disabled People
Chapter 1 Health and disability in the United Kingdom
Chapter 2 The role of employers
Chapter 3 Enabling young people to make the transition to work
Chapter 4 The gateway to employment services
Chapter 5 The specialist offer
Chapter 6 The mainstream offer
Chapter 7 Mental health and employment
Annex A What works in supporting disabled people and people with health conditions back into work?
Annex B Current benefits and employment support
Updates to this page
Published 17 December 2013Last updated 17 December 2013 + show all updates
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Published details of available alternative formats and how to make a request to receive a copy of some of these.
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First published.