Employment: Learning Disability

(asked on 12th May 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what employment support her Department is providing to people with learning disabilities during the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 17th May 2021

DWP is providing a range of support to help people with learning disabilities secure and keep employment during the Covid period:

The increased number of work coaches will enable us to continue supporting those with complex needs, and to work with partners to ensure they get the help they need.

People in particular disadvantaged groups will continue to benefit from local support via the increased Flexible Support Fund and priority early access to the Work and Health Programme.

The Intensive Personalised Employment Support Programme (IPES) provides highly personalised packages of employment support for disabled people who want to work but have complex needs or barriers and require specialist support to achieve sustained employment.

Access to Work funds tailored support to disabled people who are in work, including apprenticeships, or participating in DfE Traineeships or Supported Internships. AtW has recently introduced a new flexible offer to support disabled people to return to, move into and retain employment. This enables disabled people to receive in-work support to work in the workplace, at home or a combination of both.

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