text: COVID 19 and the labour market outcomes of disabled people in the UK The economic impact of COVID 19 has exacerbated inequalities in society but disability has been neglected This paper contributes to this knowledge gap by providing a comprehensive analysis of the differential labour market impact of COVID 19 by disability in the UK Using data from the Labour Force Survey before and during the pandemic it estimates disability gaps in pre pandemic risk factors as well as changes in labour market inequality nearly one year on Disabled workers are found to face higher COVID 19 related economic and health risks including being more likely to work in shutdown industries and in occupations with greater proximity to others and exposure to disease However established measures of inequality including the disability employment and pay gap suggest limited impact of COVID 19 in 2020 Nevertheless the increase in the probability of being temporarily away from work even among otherwise comparable workers is 40 higher for disabled workers and consistent with disproportionate use of the governments job retention scheme While the reasons for this are likely to be complex there is a risk that it will contribute to future disability related labour market inequality 