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Fluctuating rates | Disabled employment falls for the first time in over a decade

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently issued official statistics which showed a reversal of disability employment rates, with 2026 marking the first full year since 2014 where the number of disabled people and disability prevalence have decreased.

DWP noted it is to early to determine whether this is a temporary shift.

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