Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80355

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the social return on investment of the Access to Work programme.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Following the close of the Pathways to Work Green Paper Consultation at the end of June we are reviewing the Scheme. Its social value lies in supporting people who have a disability or health condition to move into or sustain paid employment. We are conti...

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