Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide a breakdown of what the £1.3 billion funding over three years in employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions will be spent on.

This Government is committed to helping disabled people and people with health conditions start, stay, and succeed in work, by providing support to meet each individual’s needs.

Approximately one third of the £1.3bn billion investment over three years is budgeted for Access to Work. A quarter of the funds go to support within Jobcentre Plus, including specialist Disability Employment Enabling Roles and increasing Work Coach support across England, Scotland and Wales for people with health conditions receiving Universal Credit or Employment Support Allowance. A further quarter funds contracted and grant-funded employment support programmes. Approximately 15% funds the DWP contribution to joint work in partnership with the health system, including expanding employment support within NHS IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapy) services to the whole of England over this spending review period.

The figure of £1.3 billion investment over three years is calculated from DWP budgets following the 2021 Spending Review.