| Heading: |
Access to Work Scheme |
| Question ID: |
1785828 |
| UIN: |
39194 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5110 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Euan Stainbank
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Euan Stainbank
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for the Access to Work Scheme. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-25 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
In 2023/24, expenditure on all Access to Work provision was £257.8m. In real terms, this is a 33% increase when compared to the previous year. Payments were made to 61,630 people. The Scheme is highly personalised and each grant that is awarded is tailore... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |