Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 112450

Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 24 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat — Harrogate and Knaresborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing Access to Work support worker hours at renewal for blind and partially sighted customers on (a) job retention and (b) workplace safety.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The support that a customer will receive from Access to Work is dependent upon their needs and circumstances at the time they make an application. Case managers will use the current guidance to ensure Access to Work principles are considered when making a...

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