Legislation to support disabled people who would like to work includes:
• The New Deal for disabled people, which is part of the Government¡¦s Welfare to Work strategy. The aim of the scheme is to help people into work who receive health related benefits, such as the Disability Living Allowance. This is a voluntary scheme.
• The Equality Act.
• Minimum Wage legislation (1999) protects vulnerable employees, such as disabled people, from being exploited. With a few exceptions, set out in the legislation, it is illegal for employers to pay less than the minimum wage.