Question follow-through · 104412

Access to Work Programme: Musculoskeletal Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 1 December to Question 94595, how many current Access to Work applications which have been allocated for an assessment are there for people identified as living with a (a) form

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
14 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 1 December to Question 94595, how many current Access to Work applications which have been allocated for an assessment are there for people identified as living with a (a) form

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Department does not hold data on the number of Access to Work applications allocated for assessment for people identified as living with (a) a form of arthritis or (b) a musculoskeletal condition. While the health condition is recorded on the customer...

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