The programme offers free, voluntary, and personalised help for people assessed as having Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity. 

Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden said: ‘Supporting someone instead of writing them off is life-changing, and I've seen firsthand how our Pathways to Work advisers are building people's confidence and helping them achieve their ambitions.'

The Pathways to Work adviser programme is part of the Government's wider £3.5bn investment in personalised employment support for disabled people and those with health conditions.

This includes Connect to Work, which provides intensive, tailored job-search assistance, employer engagement and on- and off-the-job support, and WorkWell, which brings together health and employment support to help people stay in or return to work.

It also follows the launch of the £60m Pathways to Work Innovation Fund, in which businesses, charities and organisations are invited to present bold ideas to help more people into work.