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<p>From April 2019, Jobcentre Plus introduced an enhanced Disability Employment Adviser
and a new Disability Employment Adviser Leader role supporting Jobcentre colleagues
to provide high quality services to disabled people and those with health conditions.
One of the key transformational elements of Universal Credit is that it provides us
with the opportunity to support people who are in work to progress and increase their
earnings.</p><p> </p><p>As of December 2019, there are 10 full time equivalents Disability
Employment Adviser Leader (DEALS) in place across the Jobcentre network in Scotland
and 52 full time equivalents Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs). Nationally there
are 98 full time equivalents DEALs and 501 full time equivalents DEAs.</p><p> </p><p>The
actual headcount will be higher when taking account of part time and dual role workers.</p><p>
</p><p>The figures provided are taken from the Departments ‘Activity Based Management’
(ABM) system. The data is derived from unpublished management information, collected
and intended for internal departmental use and has not been quality assured to National
Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.</p>
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