Question follow-through · 95484
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to consult with (a) service users and (b) providers when changing (a) hours and (b) hourly rates for Access to Work grants after an application.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 8 Dec 2025 · 10 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
28 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to consult with (a) service users and (b) providers when changing (a) hours and (b) hourly rates for Access to Work grants after an application.
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Dec 2025
Answer published
We have interpreted service users as Access to Work (AtW) customers and providers as support workers, third parties, and stakeholders who deliver support to AtW customers.AtW provides tailored support to help disabled people overcome workplace barriers th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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