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<p>The number of <strong>disability employment advisers employed by the department
in March:-</strong></p><p><strong>2018 was 465</strong></p><p><strong>2019 was 441</strong></p><p><strong>2020
was 546</strong></p><p><strong>2021 was 479</strong></p><p>Please note that we only
have figures back to March 2018 because around that time we updated our business systems
and any figures before this update are no longer available. The demand for DEA’s in
March 2020 was 500 and this coming year is 1000 so we will be recruiting extra staff
to meet this target by March 2022.</p><p>The government will boost the number of specialist
advisers dedicated to helping disabled jobseekers to secure and stay in work, with
an additional 315 Disability Employment Advisor (DEA) roles to be in jobcentres across
the UK by May 2021.</p>
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