Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 96519

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the speed of (a) award decisions and (b) reimbursement payments for the Access to Work scheme.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We are committed to increasing the speed of (a) award decisions and (b) reimbursement payments under the Access to Work scheme. To support this, we have increased capacity by recruiting additional staff to process applications and payments. Access to Work...

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