Access to Work Scheme: Standards
Commons · Question 4693 · 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 preventative steps his Department is ta
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 10 Jun 2026
As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement made of 19 May, to increase the efficiency and reduce waiting times for the scheme we will recruit an additional 480 case staff to process the higher volume of applications. When recruitment is complete, we ...