Access to Work Programme
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants in his Department are working on the Access to Work Scheme.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
The Full Time Equivalent number of staff working on the Access to Work Scheme is currently 540.
Notes:
- The Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figure supplied is as at October 2025. This is the most up to date Data held.
- The number Access to Work scheme staff has been derived from DWP's Activity Based Model (ABM). This model gives an estimated FTE based on a point in time estimate by Line Managers, as recorded on our internal systems each month.
- This total represents all aspects of AtW delivery, including case maintenance, decision making, telephony, and associated management
- Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 FTE.
- The number of staff employed is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal departmental use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.
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