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Access to Work Programme

Asked by Dr Scott ArthurLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 21 October 2025UIN 80355

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the social return on investment of the Access to Work programme.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Following the close of the Pathways to Work Green Paper Consultation at the end of June we are reviewing the Scheme. Its social value lies in supporting people who have a disability or health condition to move into or sustain paid employment. We are continuing to work closely with stakeholders, and in particular disabled people and their representatives.

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