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Access to Work Programme

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 117030

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for (a) reimbursement claims and (b) redundancy-related payments under the Access to Work scheme.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Department does not collect data on the average processing time for (a) reimbursement (payment) claims.

Please find the Official statistics on payments which are published annually and can be accessed here: Access to Work statistics - GOV.UK


(b) Redundancy‑related payments are not administered by the Access to Work scheme.

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