Disabled individuals and their households have, on average, lower incomes than their non-disabled counterparts. They often incur additional costs related to the treatment and mitigation of their disability. Furthermore, they typically spend a greater share of their income on food and energy, the commodities driving the current surge in inflation.
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This policy note explores the continued impact of the cost of living crisis on our collective mental health. It reveals the severe extent to which rising costs and mounting financial pressures have contributed to increased feelings of anxiety, depression, and in some cases, suicidality.
16
Jan
Jan
This statistical note shows how average earnings have changed over time by region of the UK and for different age groups.
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Jan
Jan
Just under two thirds (60 per cent) of people who are economically inactive because of long-term illness are living with a mental health problem, research has found.
Analysis of official data by IPPR found that while issues such as anxiety and depression are affecting people of all ages, young adults (20-29 years old) out of the labour market because of sickness are 50 per cent more likely to report a mental health problem than older working-age adults (60-65).
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Jan
Jan
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) set up the Restart scheme to help people made unemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government announced that there would be a new large-scale provision for long-term unemployed people in the July 2020 Plan for Jobs and announced £2.9 billion of funding for the Restart scheme in the November 2020 Spending Review.
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Jan
Jan
Unlike many other comparable countries, the UK’s economic activity and employment rates are yet to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Improvements in population health have stagnated in the UK – a trend that began before Covid-19 and accelerated during the pandemic, and poor health is undermining labour market outcomes and equity.
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Jan
Jan
Employees will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment, under new government plans to make flexible working the default.
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Jan
Jan
A dyslexic store layout planner was dismissed and discriminated against when she was selected for a redundancy process based on her ability to communicate and express her thoughts in emails.
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Jan
Jan
The number of working-age people newly awarded disability benefits doubled between July 2021 and July 2022. This report investigates that increase
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Jan
Jan
This is a summary of the latest National Statistics on the outcomes of completed Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments (WCA). The publication covers information on both initial and repeat ESA assessments in Great Britain.