Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 90074

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the 10% decrease in the number of Access to Work claims approved between March 2024 and March 2025 on the number of disabled people being supported into work

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
While the number of people who were approved for any Access to Work provision was 61,670 in 2024/25, the number of customers in receipt of payment in 2024/25 increased to 74,190. As Access to Work awards are approved for up to three years, customers recei...

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