Improving employment support for disabled Londoners
Connect to Work is a new programme funded by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It provides voluntary support to people who are economically inactive, unemployed, or at risk of falling out of work due to their disability or long-term health conditions.
In London, there are approximately 280,000 people who are economically inactive due to ill health or disability, many of whom may wish to work with the right support.
L&W, along with Inclusion London, a pan-London Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation, are supporting Central London Forward in understanding the perspectives of service users, providers and employers in 12 Central London Boroughs. As part of this research, we will be speaking to:
This research will inform the rollout of Connect to Work in Central London.