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Employment in NI: Does Northern Ireland have the largest disability employment gap in the UK?

7 November 2025

During an Assembly debate on 30 September about the skills gap between young people and businesses, Alliance Party MLA Michelle Guy claimed: “Northern Ireland continues

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Welfare reform in NI: Are Personal Independence Payments (PIP) unrelated to whether someone is in work?

27 March 2025

In a party press release on 11 March, SDLP MP Colum Eastwood claimed: “Cutting support payments for people with disabilities while the cost of living

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Are 1 in 5 people living with a disability?

25 April 2016

This claim is accurate. Dr Michael Wardlow accurately presented the percentage of Northern Ireland residents who are affected by an illness or disability which affects