Question follow-through · 111338

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people became unemployed while waiting for a decision on their application to the Access To Work Scheme in 2025.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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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
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
12 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people became unemployed while waiting for a decision on their application to the Access To Work Scheme in 2025.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    This information is not held. Access to Work is available only to those in, or about to begin, employment, so this information is not recorded.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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