Disability employment gap - Commons Work and Pensions Committee - 28 April 2021

The Commons Work and Pensions Committee is investigating 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.

This evidence session is expected to cover issues around measuring the gap as well as the employment support available for people with specific conditions and disabilities.

MPs could also ask about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on disabled people's employment rates, the support provided by the benefits system and the Government's plans for a National Strategy for Disabled People.

The Committee will hear from:

At 9.30am

Rob Geaney, Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs, RNID
Martin Sigsworth, Senior Employment Manager, Pocklington Trust
Daniel Jennings, Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer, Epilepsy Action

At 10.30am

Sarah Rawlings, Executive Director of Research, MS Society
Catherine Hale, Founder and Director, Chronic Illness Inclusion Project
Professor Karen Walker-Bone, Director of the National Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, Versus Arthritis

Transcripts of previous sessions and written evidence received as part of the inquiry are available on the Committee’s website: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/751/disability-employment-gap

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