Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 119818

Access to Work Programme

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

John McDonnell

LabourHayes and Harlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his department has made of the number of Disabled people who have lost employment due to delays or reductions in Access to Work support.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Department does not collect such data as the programme only supports people in, or about to start, employment.