Question follow-through · 10978
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral answer of 7 October 2024 from the Minister for Employment, Official Report, column 6, what changes have been made to the Access to Work Scheme since the beginning of this Parl
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 24 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral answer of 7 October 2024 from the Minister for Employment, Official Report, column 6, what changes have been made to the Access to Work Scheme since the beginning of this Parl
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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30 Oct 2024
Answer published
Since the beginning of this Parliament the Department for Work and Pensions has taken steps to improve operational guidance and process to ensure Access to Work grants are awarded consistently and as quickly as possible. Since July 2024, twenty-three addi...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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