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Disability employment gapHow can the government help more disabledpeople get jobs?
EasyRead version of:Disability Employment Gap Inquiry –call for evidence
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What this leaflet is about
The Work and Pensions Committee is partof the UK Parliament.
We have an inquiry to see if governmentplans will help more disabled people getjobs.
An inquiry is an organised way of askingquestions to get information aboutsomething.
We want to find out:
● if work programmes help disabledpeople get jobs
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how to support employers to give jobsto disabled people
how to support disabled people to getand keep jobs.
This leaflet tells you why we are doing thisand asks you to tell us what you think.
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Disabled people and work
At the end of 2015 less than 5 out of every10 disabled people had a job.
But more than 8 out of 10 people withoutdisabilities had a job.
The government calls this difference thedisability employment gap. They want tochange things.
If they could make this gap half as big,over a million more disabled people wouldhave a job.
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What is happening
We wrote a report last year about workprogrammes.
Work programmes are short projects tohelp people find work. The amount thegovernment pays services to run themdepends on how well they do.
Our report said work programmes do nothelp many disabled people get and keep ajob.
The government now has other plans:
● telling employers why it is good tohave disabled people working for them
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a new Work and Health Programme
spending more money on Access toWork to help employers make changesso disabled people can work for them
a White Paper about health andemployment services workingtogether.
A white paper says what thegovernment plans to do aboutsomething and what laws they need tomake this happen.
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The government thinks the Employmentand Support Allowance (ESA) does nothelp people to get jobs.
They want to stop paying extra money tonew people in the group that aresupposed to be getting ready to look forwork.
This means they will get the same moneyas people on Jobseekers allowance.
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How to tell us what you think
Please write and tell us what you thinkabout:
1. How to make the disability gapsmaller
Do you think the government’s plans willhelp more disabled people get jobs?
Should the government say:
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how many more disabled people willhave jobs
when they want this to happen?
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2. Support for employers
Do employers get information to helpthem give disabled people a job?
What other things would help employers?
3. Support for disabled people
What type of support do disabled peopleneed to get jobs?
How can we make sure people who runwork programmes give the right support?
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4. Changes to benefits
The government thinks the Employmentand Support Allowance (ESA) does nothelp people to get jobs.
They want to stop paying extra money tonew people in the group that aresupposed to be getting ready to look forwork.
This means they will get the same aspeople on Jobseekers allowance.
How do you think changes to ESA willaffect disabled people getting jobs?
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How can the government stop thesechanges making things worse?
To send us your answers:
Over the Internet go to:http://tinyurl.com/DEGevform
Or email:[email protected]
Or post to:The ClerkWork and Pensions CommitteeHouse of Commons14 Tothill StreetLondon, SW1H 9NB
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If you need help or have any questions,please email:[email protected]
or call:0207 219 2839
Or look on our website:www.parliament.uk/workpencom
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