Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 93762

Access to Work Programme: Staff

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Louise Haigh

LabourSheffield Heeley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are allocated to processing Access to Work applications; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of that number.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The current number of case managers allocated to processing Access to Work applications is 307.7 full-time equivalent (FTE). We are committed to reducing waiting times for Access to Work. We have increased the number of staff processing Access to Work cla...

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