Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 73869

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered the potential merits of extending the access to work scheme to fund train tickets.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Access to Work contributes to the disability-related extra costs of working faced by disabled people and those with a health condition in the workplace that are beyond standard reasonable adjustments. It does not replace an employer’s duty under the Equal...

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