Written questions

Access to Work Programme: Standards

Commons · Question 111337 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of applications for the Access To Work scheme had a wait time of more than two weeks from submitting an application to receiving a decision in 2025 in (a) Berkshire and (b)

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 12 Feb 2026

The Department does not hold data on Access to Work application processing times at the level requested. Determining this information would require manually reviewing individual applications which would incur disproportionate cost.