Disabled people are paid £3,000 less than the wider workforce, according to research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC). They are also less likely to be in work, with one million of disabled people currently in work, compared with more than 80% of able-bodied people, the research found. There are half disabled people unable to find work, said James Taylor of the charity Scope. He called on the next government to halve the disability employment gap.
Disabled people are paid £3,000 less than the wider workforce, according to research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC). They are also less likely to be in work, with half of disabled people currently in work, compared with more than 80% of able-bodied people, the research found. There are one million disabled people unable to find work, said James Taylor of the charity Scope. He called on the next government to halve the disability employment gap.