Question follow-through · 24663

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of average processing times for Access to Work Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and what steps are being taken to reduce delays.

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 average processing times for Access to Work Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and what steps are being taken to reduce delays.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
Over recent months we have experienced an increase in the volume of Mandatory Reconsiderations being received into Access to work. However, the Department remains committed to ensuring that reconsideration requests are reviewed as promptly as possible and...

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