Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 67724

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 17 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Graham Leadbitter

Scottish National PartyMoray West, Nairn and Strathspey

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the Access to Work system from applicants applying for each job role to a centralised system containing relevant pre-filled

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
As part of the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of the Access to Work scheme. Following the conclusion of the consultation, we are now considering our responses and will set out our plans in due course.