Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77113

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for the processing of Access to Work applications in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

From April 2025 to August 2025 the average waiting time for the processing of Access to Work applications was 94.9 days and it was 93.6 day for the most recent month of August 2025. While we aim to make payments within 20 working days of receipt of all co...

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