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<p>We are committed to improving employment outcomes and inclusion for disabled people
and people with health conditions, including those who are neuro-divergent. For example:</p><p>
</p><p>Through the Disability Confident scheme, DWP is engaging with employers, offering
online guidance and helping to promote the skills, talents and abilities of people
with autism and associated hidden impairment conditions.</p><p> </p><p>A Disability
Confident Toolkit has been developed to provide comprehensive information on autism
and other hidden impairments, as well as guidance on employment and local authority
services. This Toolkit has been promoted to all Government departments.</p><p> </p><p>Research
published last year suggests Disability Confident has had a significant impact on
disability employment practices. Almost half of employers interviewed said they had
recruited at least one person with a disability, long-term health or mental health
condition as a result of joining the scheme. This went up to nearly two thirds among
larger employers.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work offers eligible individuals practical
advice and a discretionary grant of up to £59,200 per year to fund support above the
level of an employer’s statutory obligation to make reasonable adjustments. Access
to Work staff have a specialist knowledge of disabilities and health conditions, including
neuro-divergent conditions, which enables them to offer customers tailored packages
of support.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is working with the Supported Business Alliance (SBA)
and The British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) to develop a new long
term element of Access to Work, to support people working for a supported business,
many of whom are neuro-divergent.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is also working in partnership
with Department of Health and Social Care to publish a consultation on how employers
can best support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, including
those who are neuro-divergent, to stay and thrive in work.</p>
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