Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80599

Access to Work Programme: Self-employed

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal DemocratBrecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support offered by the Access to Work Scheme for people that wish to be self-employed.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Access to Work (AtW) is a personalised grant which supports the recruitment and retention of disabled people in employment including providing support for people who are self-employed. In 2024/5 Access to Work supported 7,080 self-employed customers. We w...

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