Disability

(asked on 22nd June 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to maintain the level of (a) services used and (b) benefits claimed by disabled people.


Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 29th June 2015

The Government is absolutely committed to supporting disabled people, to improving the quality of life of those facing disadvantage and to tackling poverty by addressing the causes driving it. We spent nearly £50 billion on disability benefits and services in 2012/13.

We will continue to support disabled and vulnerable people, providing a strong welfare safety net for those in need. Overall spending on the main disability benefits is forecast to be higher in every year to 2017-18 than it was in 2009-10.

In the last 12 months the number of working age disabled people in work has increased by 238,000. Many disabled people can work, want to work, and need our support to get into work.

We are also committed to ensuring that all disabled people have the opportunities and support that they need to get a job and remain in employment and there is a range of provision to help them. The Disability Confident Campaign, which actively promotes the Access to Work scheme, is key to supporting employers in working with Government to halve the disability employment gap.

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