Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 28421

Access to Work Programme: Applications

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 10 February 2025

Question

Olly Glover

Liberal DemocratDidcot and Wantage

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress she has made on reducing the time taken for Access to Work applications to be processed.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We are committed to reducing wait times for Access to Work, and we have deployed additional staff to process claims and streamlined our delivery processes. We prioritise applications from customers starting a job in four weeks, and renewals. Access to Wor...

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