Written questions

Access to Work Programme

Commons · Question 89822 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of Access to Work decisions that have not aligned with Access to Work guidelines in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 1 Dec 2025

We have interpreted “Access to Work decisions that have not aligned with Access to Work guidelines” as cases where a customer has challenged a decision and requested a reconsideration.From November 2024 to October 2025:1,517 reconsideration requests were ...