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Access to Work Programme: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department is using data to inform proposals for reform of Access to Work.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
20 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department is using data to inform proposals for reform of Access to Work.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of Access to Work and how to improve the scheme so that it helps more disabled people in work. We are considering all aspects of the scheme as we develop plans for reform following the conclu...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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