Committees

Disability employment gap

Inquiry

The Committee investigated the gap between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people and how the Department for Work and Pensions can better support disabled people in the labour market.

We focussed on:

  • Trends in the disability employment gap
  • The economic impact of low employment rates for disabled people
  • The assistance available to help people in work
  • The ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Read an Easy Read summary of the Disability employment gap report.

Watch a video summary of the Disability employment gap report in British Sign Language.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry (also available in Easy Read, British Sign Language and audio only formats).

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Second Report - Disability employment gap
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Response to this report
Disability employment gap: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2021– 22
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Special Report
Disability employment gap: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2021– 22
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Large print - Disability employment gap
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Correspondence

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A letter to the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work following up on the Disability employment gap session
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Oral evidence transcripts

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24 March 2021
Inquiry Disability employment gap
Witnesses Matthew Ainsworth (Assistant Director of Education, Skills & Work at Greater Manchester Combined Authority), Clare Gray (Organisational Lead for Disability Advocacy at Shaw Trust), and Huw Davies (Chief Executive at British Association for Supported Employment)
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Oral Evidence
24 March 2021
Inquiry Disability employment gap
Witnesses Lord Shinkwin (Chair at The Centre for Social Justice Disability Commission), Angela Matthews (Head of Policy and Research at Business Disability Forum), and Matthew Oakley (Director at WPI Economics)
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19 May 2021
Inquiry Disability employment gap
Witnesses Justin Tomlinson MP (Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work) at Department for Work and Pensions), John Paul Marks (Director General for Work and Health Services at Department for Work and Pensions), and Angus Gray (Director Employers, Health and Inclusive Employment at Department for Work and Pensions)
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Written evidence

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  • Email: workpencom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8976 | 020 7219 1679 (Media)
  • Address: Work and Pensions Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA