The Work Foundation has warned 52.8 per cent of disabled people currently hold jobs, a figure unchanged since 2019 The Work Foundation has cautioned that 52.8 per cent of disabled people currently maintain employment (Image: mihailomilovanovic via Getty Images)

"For every disabled person entering employment, another is departing", according to fresh statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ). The figures have prompted demands to introduce sweeping reductions to benefits such as Personal Independence Payment ( PIP ).

The Work Foundation has cautioned that 52.8 per cent of disabled people currently maintain employment, a statistic that remains static since 2019, whilst the employment divide between disabled and non-disabled workers has actually widened from

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