Written questions

Access to Work Programme

Commons · Question 90479 · Tabled 12 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 steps he is taking to ensure people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) mental health challenges receive (i) adequate and (ii) consistent support through Access to Work.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 20 Nov 2025

In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of Access to Work and how to improve the scheme so that it helps more disabled people in work. Since Access to Work was first designed, the style, scope and cost of the support that people re...