Access to Work Programme: Finance
Commons · Question 18934 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying Access to Work expenditure as Annually Managed Expenditure to help ensure the scheme can respond to demand from new and sustained employment
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 21 Jul 2026
Access to Work is an important programme that supports many people to start and stay in work. We are committed to ensuring it can respond to demand. That is why we announced in May that we would recruit and train 480 additional staff to speed up decisions...