Written questions

Access to Work Programme: Complaints

Commons · Question 89825 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 20 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of complaints submitted by disabled service users to the Access to Work scheme which were not resolved within the 20-working-day target in the last 12

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 20 Nov 2025

The standard definition of a complaint across DWP is: Any expression of dissatisfaction about the service provided which is not resolved by operational staff as normal business. An ‘Official’’ complaint would be received in writing and usually via the loc...