Four in five people who accessed vocational rehabilitation (VR) support for cancer have stayed in work or returned to work, according to The Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Income protection (IP) customers are typically offered VR if an insurer believes it will support a "positive" work outcome, the ABI noted. The association surveyed 16,365 people who accessed insurer-provided VR between 2019 to 2021 and found that 70% of over 50s who were absent from work due to cancer were supported back to work, while 11% were supported to stay in work. However, none of the respondents aged between 16-24 with cancer stayed in work after VR support, although 85% did return to work, the ‘Closing the evidence gap: how insurance supported good health and productivity' re...
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