Access to Work Scheme: Standards
Commons · Question 4696 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 13 Jul 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 number of e
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 13 Jul 2026
Access to Work applications are processed and recorded at the individual applicant level, as grants are awarded to individuals rather than employers. The Department is unable to extract data on the number of employers that could be affected by delays. Fin...