One in seven workers has a disability

An increase in the number of working-age people with a disability (up 2.3 million over the past decade) and rising employment rates among disabled people mean that the share of workers with a disability has grown 50% since 2013 to around one in seven workers, according to research by the Resolution Foundation.

Charlie McCurdy, economist at the think tank, explained: “While some of this progress is due to a genuine breaking down of barriers, and improved employer and government support for disabled workers, it is also due to more people reporting a disability.

“Mental health problems in particular now affect a significantly larger proportion of disabled workers, and have played a big part in the increases in the number of people reporting a disability while also being in employment.

“Going forwards, the government and employers must take action to ensure appropriate workplace support for people with these conditions is in place – as well as ensuring that all disabled people who wish to work receive the accommodations they need to do so.”

https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/press-releases/one-in-seven-workers-in-britain-today-have-a-disability-with-the-biggest-growth-among-those-reporting-mental-health-problems