Question follow-through · 76062
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for applications to the Access to Work grant.
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
- 9 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 22 Sept 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for applications to the Access to Work grant.
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Sept 2025
Answer published
As set out in the Green Paper, we are reforming Access to Work to improve the scheme so that it helps more disabled people into and on in work. We are committed to reducing waiting times for claims and we prioritise customers starting a job in four weeks....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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