Access to Work Programme
Commons · Question 70073 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether guidance has been issued to officials in her Department to reduce support levels under the Access to Work scheme.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 3 Sep 2025
No.In the past, some restrictions in the guidance have not always been implemented. The guidance is now being more consistently applied. For the last year, work has been underway to improve Scheme decision-making by applying the guidance with greater cons...