Employers and government must do more to close health and disability employment gap
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Disabled people or those with a health condition are more than twice as likely to fall out of work in any given year compared with people who are not disabled or do not have health problems, reveals new analysis from Citizens Advice.
New research from Citizens Advice finds they are also three times less likely to move into employment.
Of the 3.5 million people who are disabled or have a health condition who are out of work, 1.4 million want a job.
Citizens Advice is calling for improved support for disabled people and those with long term health conditions to stay in work or get a job. For the government to help people achieve job security it must ensure better support for those who are disabled or have a long term health condition to stay in work or get a job.
DR UK and the Work Foundation have produced joint reports which suggest peer support could boost disabled people’s employment prospects
