The evidence we heard in favour of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) as a model of employment support is overwhelmingly positive. We welcome the fact that the Department has invested in trials of IPS. We urge the Department to bring forward publication of its analysis of data from these trials and to adopt IPS as a model for its employment support offer. We welcome the work that the joint Work and Health Unit has done so far on expanding the use of IPS, and DWP should continue to work wi...

The evidence we heard in favour of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) as a model of employment support is overwhelmingly positive. We welcome the fact that the Department has invested in trials of IPS. We urge the Department to bring forward publication of its analysis of data from these trials and to adopt IPS as a model for its employment support offer. We welcome the work that the joint Work and Health Unit has done so far on expanding the use of IPS, and DWP should continue to work with DHSC and NHS England on this. (Paragraph 61) Disability employment gap 73 Type: recommendation | Number: 13 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government recognises that work is not an option for all disabled people, but many disabled people who can and want to work find themselves excluded from the workplace. For those disabled people who do find themselves excluded, the National Disability Strategy includes a comprehensive set of mea