Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 90072

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support disabled people to access employment by (a) ensuring that the Access to Work scheme is properly resourced and (b) addressing delays in (i) award decisions and (ii) rei

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Access to Work has been providing support for over 30 years, and we know that for many, this support has been invaluable. Demand for the service has increased. In 2024/5 the number of customers in receipt of payment reached 74,190. This is an increase of ...

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