Question follow-through · 111925
Access to Work Programme: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for Access to Work Applications; and what plans his Department has to introduce new measures to reduce waiting times for Access to Work A
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 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 16 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for Access to Work Applications; and what plans his Department has to introduce new measures to reduce waiting times for Access to Work A
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Feb 2026
Answer published
We are committed to reducing waiting times in Access to Work so that people can access the support they need. We have increased the number of staff processing Access to Work applications and prioritise cases where someone has a job starting in the next fo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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