Employment Schemes: Disability
Commons · Question 97237 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the availability of specialist disability employment advisers within Jobcentres.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 17 Dec 2025
Every Jobcentre has access to a Disability Employment Adviser (DEA). We have over 700 FTE DEAs across our Jobcentre network. We regularly monitor the number of staff allocated to this role. DEAs are trained as Work Coaches, followed by additional role spe...