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Department for Work and Pensions: Keep Britain Working Review Update
Created: 02/04/2026
News/Events Category: Employability
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have announced the number of employers and mayoral authorities committed to tackling one of the biggest issues facing the labour market has more than doubled since the publication.
In all, some 150 organisations employing 1.5million people across 24 sectors, 10 mayoral and strategic authorities and all nations of the UK have signed up to be part of the Vanguard phase – doubling down on the Government’s pledge to make it an employer led movement.
Work is underway to develop practical, scalable solutions across several aspects of the ‘healthy working lifecycle’, including: improving disability inclusion; acting early to prevent deteriorating health at work; supporting employees to remain and return to work; and looking at how we can better measure key outcomes to improve data visibility across the workplace.
The work is projected to help to reduce the number of people leaving work prematurely for reasons of ill-health each year. 2.8 million people are currently out of work due to long-term sickness, which is one in five working-age adults now out of the labour force - 800,000 more than in 2019. Government and business are taking action now to build a stronger workforce and stronger economy.
More information can be found in the links below:
Support for Keep Britain Working ramps up across employers and regions
Keep Britain Working Review – March 2026 update
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