政府研究所：2026年设计和提供就业支持报告（英文版）

The number of working-age people out of work due to ill health has risen since the Covid pandemic to 2.8 million – equivalent to 6.4% of 16–64-year–olds.1 The costs to the economy, the public finances and those people who are unable to work due to their health are huge. In response, the government has put tackling health-related economic inactivity centre stage in its ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate (from 75% now) and, ultimately, boost economic growth. Reaching this target will li