Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 22
22
Not Addressed
Paragraph: 102
Support from Access to Work is only available for disabled people once they have been...
Conclusion
Support from Access to Work is only available for disabled people once they have been offered a job. This means that disabled people who are looking for work face uncertainty about whether they will receive the support they need, should they find a job, and that if they do, there is a period of waiting to find out what support they will receive. We heard that this delay and uncertainty can discourage employers Disability employment gap 75 from hiring disabled candidates.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response details the commitments required from employers under the Disability Confident scheme and mentions a future review of the scheme's criteria, but it does not address the committee's conclusion regarding the uncertainty caused by Access to Work support only being available after a job offer.
Paragraph Reference:
102
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 22 November 2021. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗