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Access to Work Programme: Neurological Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other progressive neurological conditions received Access to Work support in 2024-25 by provision type.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
15 Apr 2026
Answer
20 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other progressive neurological conditions received Access to Work support in 2024-25 by provision type.

  2. 15 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Although the Department collects information on the medical condition(s) of Access to Work customers, readily available primary medical condition categories do not allow for the disaggregation of people with multiple sclerosis or other progressive neurolo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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