TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine trends over time and geographical variation in rates of paid employment amongst working age adults with learning disabilities receiving long-term social care in England.Design/methodology/approach Data were drawn from NHS Digital adult social care statistics examining paid/self-employment for working age (18-64 years) adults with learning disabilities known to social care (2008/2009 to 2013/2014) or receiving long-term social care (2014/2015 to 2016/2017).Findings In 2016/2017, councils reported that 5.7 per cent of working age adults (7,422 people) with learning disabilities receiving long-term social care were in paid/self-employment, with higher employment rates for men than women and most people working less than 16 hours per week. Paid employment rates seem to be slightly declining over time, and there is wide variation across councils in reported paid/self-employment rates.Social implications Despite good evidence for the cost effectiveness of supported employment support, employment rates for adults with learning disabilities receiving long-term social care remain extremely low.Originality/value This paper presents in one place statistics concerning the paid employment of working age adults with learning disabilities in England.
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
SN  - 1359-5474
DO  - 10.1108/TLDR-01-2018-0003
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-01-2018-0003
AU  - Hatton Chris
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Paid employment amongst adults with learning disabilities receiving social care in England: trends over time and geographical variation
T2  - Tizard Learning Disability Review
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 117
EP  - 122
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -