Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 68082

Access to Work Programme: Hearing Impairment

Tabled: 15 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of funded support through Access to Work on deaf professionals who require full-time BSL interpreters.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

As part of the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of the Access to Work scheme, including how we may better support deaf professionals who require full-time BSL interpreters. Following the conclusion of the consultation, we are now c...

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