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Access to Work Programme: Complaints

Asked by Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 23 April 2026UIN 126858

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints the Department has received in the last 12 months regarding the Access to Work scheme.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

From April 2025 to March 2026, a total of 1,769 complaints has been received.

April 2025 - 155 received

May 2025 - 154 received

June 2025 - 149 received

July 2025 - 166 received

August 2025 - 98 received

September 2025 - 125 received

October 2025 - 149 received

November 2025 - 142 received

December 2025 - 119 received

January 2026 - 171 received

February 2026 - 154 received

March 2026 - 187 received

Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.

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