Job advisers to be embedded in GP surgeries as tens of thousands more sick and disabled people offered help into work

Nine further areas across England to benefit from a £167 million investment in Connect to Work – the programme that refuses to write off sick or disabled people.

Funding includes putting specialist employment advisers in GP surgeries and mental health services, and community-based referral partners.

Comes as part of £1 billion investment to unlock people’s potential, breaking down barriers to opportunity as part of the Plan for Change.

The expansion will see the programme rolled out to nine further areas across England, including Cumbria, Oxfordshire, and West Sussex and Brighton, helping those who may have been excluded from the job market to take steps towards employment.

Total funding is now set to reach over £1 billion across England and Wales over the next five years and provide 3