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Job advisers will be stationed in GP surgeries and mental health services to assist 40,000 ill and disabled people back into employment. The £167million Government initiative is part of the Connect to Work programme, which the DWP claims "refuses to write off sick or disabled people" and aims to transition thousands from poverty into secure, fulfilling jobs.

The £167.2million expansion will extend the scheme to nine new areas across England as part of a broader £1billion investment designed to "unlock people's potential" and get Britain working again.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said: "Writing off people with long-term health conditions or disabilities fails them and fails our economy. We are giving people a hand up, not a handout, realising their potential an

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