Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 89822

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of Access to Work decisions that have not aligned with Access to Work guidelines in the last 12 months.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We have interpreted “Access to Work decisions that have not aligned with Access to Work guidelines” as cases where a customer has challenged a decision and requested a reconsideration.From November 2024 to October 2025:1,517 reconsideration requests were ...

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