Persons with disabilities: opportunities for labour inclusion and social protection through the life course

Di cosa tratta questo bando?

The topic funds research on how to include persons with disabilities in the open labour market and how to design social protection that supports them through the life course.

Cosa finanzia questo bando?

Scope

In the EU, 51% of persons with disabilities are employed, compared with 75% of persons without disabilities. Research should address the barriers to labour market inclusion, collect data on effective measures, and analyse the impact of existing policies such as quotas, employment targets and positive discrimination provisions. It may also cover:

• The role, concerns and good practices of employers, and discrimination in hiring and its effect on job retention.
• Accessible working environments, reasonable accommodation, digital skills, assistive technologies and AI.
• Types of work suited to different competences, and transitions from sheltered employment to the open labour market, including self-employment and training.

Social protection

Research is expected to address social protection through the life course, including disability benefits, in-kind benefits, coverage of disability-related extra costs and the transition to pension age, and to examine the benefit trap that can deter people from taking up employment.

Expected outcomes

Projects contribute to two of the following: disaggregated, evidence-based data to close the employment gap; scalable, person-centred interventions for labour market inclusion; and innovative social protection approaches that compensate disability-related costs while encouraging employment.

Quando scade il bando?

23 settembre 2027 (322 giorni)

23 September 2027 (single-stage submission).