Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86061

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Patricia Ferguson

LabourGlasgow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on reducing the time taken for Access to Work applications to be allocated to a case manager.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
As set out in the Green Paper, we are reforming Access to Work to improve the scheme so that it helps more disabled people into and on in work. We are committed to reducing waiting times for claims to the Access to Work Scheme. We also prioritise customer...

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