Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111924

Access to Work Programme: Standards

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimated waiting times his Department is communicating to applicants to the Access to Work Programme.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Department is currently advising applicants submitting a new Access to Work grant that the estimated waiting time for their application to be reviewed is up to 30 weeks.Applications from individuals who have a job starting in the next four weeks, or w...

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