Question follow-through · 115999

Access to Work Programme: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to help ensure that the Access to Work scheme supports people with multiple sclerosis in employment.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
17 Mar 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to help ensure that the Access to Work scheme supports people with multiple sclerosis in employment.

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The support that a customer will receive from Access to Work is dependent upon their needs and circumstances at the time they make an application. Case managers will use the current guidance to ensure Access to Work principles are considered when making a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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