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<p>Our approach is to ensure help is available to all who want to start and grow a
business, including individuals with disabilities. The Business Support Helpline provides
bespoke advice to anyone who needs it. Currently around 1% of callers to the Helpline
state they have a disability. It can send information in large fonts or braille and
also provides a text phone service. Material is also available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>The Start-Up Loans programme provides loans
and mentoring support. It operates through a network of delivery partners who adhere
to FCA Regulations on Treating Customers Fairly, which include reference to the treatment
of customers with a disability.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP)
New Enterprise Allowance provides funding and advice to people on certain benefits
to help them start their own business. It supported 15,500 people with disabilities
between April 2011 and September 2015. DWP’s Access to Work scheme supports people
with a disability, health or mental health condition to help them start working, stay
in work or start a business.</p>
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