Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 44052

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 11 April 2025

Question

Catherine Fookes

LabourMonmouthshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Pathways to work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published in March 2025, what steps she is taking to (a) reduce levels of time taken to access

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We are committed to reducing waiting times for Access to Work and are considering the best way to deliver that for customers. We have (a) increased the number of staff processing Access to Work claims and (b) prioritised applications from customers who ar...

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