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Employment Figures Hide Disability Employment Gap

12 January 2016 by Volunteer Placement

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the number of people out of work fell by 110,000 between August and October. However, the charity Mencap has claimed that the lowest UK unemployment rate for nearly 10 years ignores the on-going failure of the government to address the fact that only 6% of people with a learning disability are in paid work. Dan Scorer, head of policy at Mencap said: “Although we are pleased that employment figures are improving we still need to see urgent action as to how the government will meet its commitment of halving the disability employment gap.” View Learning Disability Today Article.

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