Question follow-through · 6749
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work scheme applications are outstanding (a) nationally and (b) by regional.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work scheme applications are outstanding (a) nationally and (b) by regional.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
The information requested about Access to Work applications that are outstanding by region is not readily available as it is a national service and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. As of 7th October 2024, there were around 55,500 applicati...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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