Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
Consultation description
This consultation sets out plans and proposals to reform health and disability benefits and employment support. This Green Paper is an important staging post on a journey of reform, building on the vision and approach set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper in November 2024. It sets out our vision, strategy and proposals for change.
We want to improve and refine our plans by consulting on certain measures as described within this paper. We are committed to putting the views and voices of disabled people and people with health conditions at the heart of everything we do.
Who the consultation is aimed at
We are keen to hear views from a wide group of people, in particular disabled people and people with health conditions and disability organisations.
This consultation applies to England, Wales and Scotland. All the proposals apply in England. Note that the proposals in the consultation will only apply to the UK Government’s areas of responsibility in England, Wales and Scotland.
Social security and employment support are transferred in Northern Ireland, although the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive work closely together to maintain parity between their respective social security systems. However, we welcome comments from individuals and organisations in Northern Ireland, which will then be shared with the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland
Public consultation events
As part of our commitment to hear from members of the public directly, including disabled people and their representatives, we are pleased to launch the following public events on this consultation between April and June 2025:
Please note that all events are ticketed, and the number of attendees may be limited by location and venue.
In person events across Great Britain
| Location and date | Sign up link: |
|---|---|
| Central London on Wednesday 30 April | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312152115299?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| Manchester on Wednesday 7 May | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312818348019?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| Plymouth on Tuesday 13 May | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312825379049?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| Leeds on Wednesday 21 May | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312829521439?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| Central London on Thursday 29 May | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312831527439?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| Cardiff on Tuesday 3 June | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312843282599?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| Glasgow on Tuesday 10 June. | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312847384869?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| Birmingham on Wednesday 18 June. | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312848056879?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| Nottingham on Tuesday 24 June | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312852369779?aff=oddtdtcreator |
All in-person events will be held at accessible venues in a central location. Attendees who successfully sign up for an event will be asked about additional accessibility requirements.
As places at these events are limited, please use the Eventbrite tickets above to sign up. We will provide venue addresses closer to the date, via the email address you have submitted on the form.
We will reimburse reasonable travel costs for those attending a face-to-face event in a personal capacity.
Virtual events (across the UK)
To share your views on specific parts of the consultation, we are running 6 additional virtual events, on the following chapters:
| Date | Consultation event topic | Sign up link: |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May | Reforming the structure of the health and disability benefits system (chapter 2) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1311853381779?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| 15 May | Supporting people to thrive (chapter 3) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312758829999?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| 20 May | Supporting employers and making work accessible (chapter 4) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312764386619?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| 28 May | Reforming the structure of the health and disability benefits system (chapter 2) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312757134929?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| 5 June | Supporting people to thrive (chapter 3) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312762400679?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| 12 June | Supporting employers and making work accessible (chapter 4) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312765750699?aff=oddtdtcreator |
Please use the Eventbrite tickets above to sign up for each event. Attendees will be sent a Teams link to the event once the event has been sold out, with additional joining details.
For any additional queries related to public consultation events, please email at: events.pathwaystowork@DWP.GOV.UK
Accessible formats
All accessible formats of the Pathways to Work Green Paper are now available and can be accessed from this page.
If you need physical copies of the accessible formats, you can order the following:
- a Braille version
- a large print 20 point version
- an audio CD
- a printed copy of the Easy Read version
- a printed copy of the full publication
The formats listed above can be requested via the email or postal address at the bottom of this page.
Documents
Ways to respond
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Email to:
Consultation.pathwaystowork@dwp.gov.uk
Write to:
Disability and Health Support Directorate
Department for Work and Pensions
Level 2
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
Updates to this page
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HTML versions of 'Spring Statement 2025 health and disability benefit reforms equality analysis and impacts' added to page. Accessible formats for 'Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper' added to page. Information related to accessible formats updated with details of physical copies that can be ordered. Dates and event links for public consultation events added.
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The impacts document 'Spring Statement 2025 health and disability benefit reforms - Impacts' has been updated to correct a line – this does not affect the analysis or any of the impacts included in Annexes A and B.
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Equality Analysis and Impact documents added following the Spring Statement.
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First published.