Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment
2026-06-14 · Department for Work and Pensions · HL983 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government why some blind or partially sighted recipients of Access to Work funding have had the value of their grants reduced despite their condition remaining unchanged.
Answer
Access to Work awards are made on the basis of a customer’s work-related needs, rather than their disability or health condition alone. Those needs can change over time, even where the customer’s condition has not changed. This may be because the customer...