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Access to Work Programme

Commons · Question 54479 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Alex Barros-Curtis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what are the average time is for applications submitted to the Access to Work scheme between 1st November 2024 to 21st May 2025 to be (a) completed and (b) awarded.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 5 Jun 2025

The average time taken from an application being submitted to a decision being made for both support being approved and support not approved from November 2024 to April 2025 (May 2025 not available until month end) November 2024 = 75.4 daysDecember 2024 =...