Written questions

Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment

Commons · Question 112447 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 24 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to help ensure that Access to Work awards for blind and partially sighted customers are not reduced at renewal where there has been no change in job role or level of sight loss.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Feb 2026

Access to Work provides support for individual needs within the workplace, above and beyond the employer’s reasonable adjustments.When an award is renewed, Access to Work case managers consider all relevant evidence and current guidance to ensure that the...