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<p>The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, published last month, launched the
Department’s consultation so we can listen to disabled people, their families and
friends, service providers, employers, and anyone else who wants to see change. Proposals
focus on changes that can be made to the welfare system, by employers and across health
services to ensure that the health needs and employment aspirations of disabled people
and people with long-term health conditions are better supported. The Department is
not looking at implementing specific policies during the consultation period, other
than the ones specifically announced in the Green Paper.</p><p> </p><p>At Spending
Review 2015, we announced a real terms increase in investment in employment support
for disabled people and people with health conditions. As part of this real terms
increase in investment, the Green Paper provided additional detail on the practical
support to be made available for claimants with limited capability for work from April
2017, rising from £60m in 2017/19 to £100m in 2020/21.</p>
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