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Disabled people are being “shut out of the jobs market” due to the discrimination they face when applying for work, equality charity Scope has warned.
New research by the charity showed that more than a third felt that employers were unlikely to hire them because of their impairment or condition.
On average, disabled people apply for 60 per cent more jobs than non-disabled people — yet only half of their applications result in an interview, compared with 69 per cent for non-disabled applicants.
Plans to delay access to the universal credit health element until age 22 have triggered fierce opposition from disabled people’s groups, who warn it would deepen poverty and entrench discrimination against young disabled people under the guise of ‘encouraging work.’ DYLAN MURPHY reports
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
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