Employment: Autism
Lords · Question HL9025 · Tabled 1 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of autistic adults who are in full-time work.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 10 Jul 2025
The Annual Population Survey (2023/24) estimates that there were 788,000 people - 1.9% of the UK working-age (16 to 64) population - who self-reported autism as a main or secondary long-term health condition. Of which, 281,000 (36%) were in employment, in...