Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 43924

Access to Work Programme: Voluntary Work

Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 11 April 2025

Question

Marsha De Cordova

LabourBattersea

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of helping blind and partially sighted people by extending the Access to Work scheme to formal volunteering placements.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Access to Work is a demand-led, personalised discretionary grant which supports the recruitment and retention of disabled people in paid employment. We recognise the important role that volunteering, and other programmes can play in securing employment, a...

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