Written questions

Access to Work Scheme: Standards

Commons · Question 4694 · 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 estimate he has made of the proportion

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 10 Jun 2026

Access to Work applications are managed through a national queue and processed in date order. The Department does not hold the information in a format that allows the proportion of nonurgent Access to Work applications awaiting a decision for more than 28...