Access to Work Scheme
Commons · Question 4689 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what analysis he has undertaken of the cause
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 10 Jun 2026
The department has not undertaken analysis to identify the causes of the increase in Access to Work claims since 2018/19. We have committed to recruiting and training an additional 360 case managers, and 120 case workers to process the higher volume of ap...