Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 95876

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Access to Work scheme on the economy and society.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Access to Work (AtW) is a demand-led, personalised discretionary grant which supports the recruitment and retention of disabled people in employment. The Scheme has been providing support for over 30 years. In 2024-2025, 74,190 people received a payment f...

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