Question follow-through · 27540
Access to Work Programme: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time taken was from the date an Access to Work application was submitted by teachers to the date a decision was made in 2025-26.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 7 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time taken was from the date an Access to Work application was submitted by teachers to the date a decision was made in 2025-26.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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10 Sept 2026
Answer published
Access to Work does not record application processing information in a way that allows cases to be identified by an individual's job role. As a result, the Department is unable to provide the longest, shortest or average time taken from application to dec...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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