Access to Work Programme
Commons · Question 73869 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered the potential merits of extending the access to work scheme to fund train tickets.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 9 Sep 2025
Access to Work contributes to the disability-related extra costs of working faced by disabled people and those with a health condition in the workplace that are beyond standard reasonable adjustments. It does not replace an employer’s duty under the Equal...