Question follow-through · 4691
Access to Work Scheme: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what the average number of claims processed
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 46 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what the average number of claims processed
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jul 2026
Answer published
Since 2021, the Access to Work scheme has successfully adapted to significant changes in demand. Post COVID operating conditions have led to a broader and more complex mix of customer cases, including increased applications involving multiple adjustments,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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