Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targeted support is available through Jobcentre Plus and Access to Work to help disabled parents and carers secure suitable employment.

We know that work is good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Disabled people and people with health conditions, including disabled parents and carers, are a diverse group so access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, is key.

We have a range of specialist initiatives to support individuals to stay in work and get back into work. These include support from Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres, Access to Work grants and Connect to Work, as well as initiatives joining up health and employment support around the individual through Employment Advisors in NHS Talking Therapies, and WorkWell.

The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out our Pathways to Work offer, backed by £1 billion a year of new funding by the end of the decade. Building on existing initiatives we are working towards a guaranteed offer of personalised work, health and skills support for all disabled people and people with health conditions on out of work benefits.

In November 2025, Sir Charlie Mayfield published the Keep Britain Working Report, which recommended reshaping how government works with employers to improve work and health outcomes through creating healthier, more inclusive workplaces. We are now working with volunteer employers, providers and regions through a Vanguard Phase to test and refine approaches to help disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions, receive the support they need to remain and thrive in employment. These include developing effective stay in work and return to work practices, strengthening prevention, and building the evidence needed to spread good practice. We have also developed a digital information service for employers and continue to oversee the Disability Confident Scheme.