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Employment Schemes: Disability

Commons · Question 96663 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support young disabled people who cannot work.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 16 Dec 2025

For a small minority of young people, work is not a realistic goal. However, for most disabled young people and young people with a health condition, given the right support, working at some point in the near future is a credible ambition. We know amongst...