Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111925
Access to Work Programme: Standards
Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 16 February 2026
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for Access to Work Applications; and what plans his Department has to introduce new measures to reduce waiting times for Access to Work A
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe are committed to reducing waiting times in Access to Work so that people can access the support they need. We have increased the number of staff processing Access to Work applications and prioritise cases where someone has a job starting in the next fo...
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