Question follow-through · 24662

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of Access to Work claimants who have experienced a reduction in their award value at renewal in the last 12 months.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 28 Aug 2026
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2026
Answer: 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of Access to Work claimants who have experienced a reduction in their award value at renewal in the last 12 months.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The information requested is not available. Access to Work awards are assessed on the basis of an individual's current circumstances and support needs. Where an award value is lower at renewal than in a previous award period, this will reflect a reassessm...

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