This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at https://ari.org.uk/ by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.
How does receipt of benefit payments affect disabled people and people with long-term health conditions? What impact does it have on independence, financial security, employment, wellbeing?
This encompasses priorities around:
- supporting groups that are under-represented in the labour market, including disabled people, who were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
- initiatives to support people from these groups to start, stay, and succeed in work
transforming support for disabled people and people with health conditions to promote independent living and improve the customer experience
- influencing positive employer behaviours and promote good Occupational Health practice to help people maintain attachment to the labour market
Contact details
Send correspondence and further questions to evidence.strategyteam@dwp.gov.uk.
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- Developing a network for measuring and addressing disability-related extra costs
- What is 'incapacity'? The role of working conditions & job availability in incapacity claims, & whether these should be part of incapacity assessment
- MICA: Supporting Older People into Employment (SOPIE): Identifying factors influencing return to work in the over 50s.
- Disability, care and participation: secondary analysis of the Life Opportunities Survey and the 2009/10 Survey of Carers in Households
- Disabled People Work and Small-Medium-Size Enterprises
- Social Protection and Disability: Policy Lessons from Vietnam
- Assessing the impact of benefit sanctions on health