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Access to Work Programme: Small Businesses

Asked by John MilneLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 8 April 2025UIN 43368

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of making access to work schemes the responsibility of employers on small and medium-sized businesses.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

As outlined in the Pathways to Work Green Paper published on 18 March, we need to get the balance right between supporting employers to understand and provide reasonable adjustments as part of their legal duties, and interventions that go beyond this this to enable employment. There are no plans to require employers to provide measures beyond a reasonable adjustment.

We will assess any new intervention through evaluation, ensuring its impact and value for money.

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