Employment: Autism

(asked on 8th September 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people with autism they estimate are seeking full-time employment.


Answered by
Baroness Sherlock Portrait
Baroness Sherlock
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 20th October 2025

DWP analysis of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Population Survey (APS) shows there were an estimated 40,000 people with Autism who said they were looking for full-time employment in 2024/25.

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