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Access to Work Programme

Asked by Vicky FoxcroftLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 87803

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on the (a) number and (b) proportion of Access to Work applications terminated in each financial year from 2022-2023 to 2025-26 to date by (i) stage of the claim and (i

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Department for Work and Pensions does not terminate Access to Work applications. Instead, applications may not be approved following assessment.

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