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1460471

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make employers aware of the 'Access to Work' scheme to ensure that people with long term progressive conditions can remain in work for longer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dubs
	uin	HL7952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 28/04/2022 10:24:46 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	805 label Biography information for Lord Dubs

1581656

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what the average length of time taken to process claims under the Access to Work Scheme was from 1 January to 31 December 2022.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL5193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The average length of time taken to process claims under the Access to Work Scheme for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 was 52.1 days</p><p>The time taken to process different application types can vary, some can be cleared very quickly, and decisions made in a day, whereas others, if complex, may take longer and require a Workplace Assessment to recommend a tailored package of support for individual customers.</p><p>Access to Work has received a significant increase in applications over the last year. In response, we have recruited new staff to meet the increased demand and reduce the time it takes to make decisions, and we are continuing with this over the year. We are also transforming the Access to Work service through increased digitalisation, that will make the service more efficient, make the application process easier, and improve the time taken from application through to decision.</p><p><em>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. They should therefore be treated with caution. </em></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/02/2023 12:37:43 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1587376

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 14 February (HL5193), whether that figure includes (1) claims made within a person's Access to Work agreement, and (2) new claims for a new job where the claimant received Access to Work support in their previous employment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL5641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>The figure provided on 14<sup>th</sup> February (HL5193) is inclusive of both, claims made within a person’s Access to Work agreement and new claims for a new job where the claimant received Access to Work support in their previous employment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/03/2023 12:54:23 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1602552

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 3 March (HL5641), what is the average wait time for new claims for a new job where the claimant received Access to Work support in their previous employment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL6234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Applications with jobstarts in the next four weeks are prioritised; however, the specific information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Access to Work statistics includes how many applications result in provision being approved from 2007/08 to 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">Access to Work statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/03/2023 15:35:15 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1624580

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many disabled people have secured jobs through the Access to Work scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL7553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The information requested about the number of disabled people who have secured jobs through Access to Work is not available. Access to Work does not provide support to find jobs. It is a grant that provides individuals with funding for support and adaptations beyond reasonable adjustments to retain employment. To receive Access to Work support, applicants must be employed, self-employed, about to start work, participating in a supported internship/traineeship, taking part in work experience/work trial, or require communication support at interview.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many individuals receive Access to Work support is in table 6 of the Access to Work Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">Access to Work statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/05/2023 13:34:00 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1624582

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses and companies in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, have received support from the Access to Work scheme to employ disabled people.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL7554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Access to Work applications are made by employees or self-employed individuals. The scheme provides grants to fund support for those individuals. Table 8 of the Access to Work Official Statistics includes the number of people who received Access to Work provision from 2009/10 to 2021/22 by region.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">Access to Work statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/05/2023 11:06:26 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1624583

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many disabled people who have found work through the Access to Work scheme are in (1) full-time, and (2) part-time, employment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL7555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The information requested on the number of people who have found work through the Access to Work scheme is not available. Access to Work does not provide support to find jobs. It is a grant that provides individuals with funding for support and adaptations beyond reasonable adjustments to retain employment. To receive Access to Work support, applicants must be employed, self-employed, about to start work, participating in a supported internship/traineeship, taking part in work experience/work trial, or require communication support at interview.​</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/05/2023 14:06:45 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1624584

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with charities supporting disabled people about the operation of the Access to Work scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL7556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>DWP regularly attends Access to Work national stakeholder forums with charities and disabled people’s organisations from across England, Scotland and Wales to discuss Access to Work.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/05/2023 12:16:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1676135

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated average time span from application to payment for employment support providers seeking help from the Access to Work scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>We do not routinely collect data on the funding provided directly to employment support providers. Access to Work funding is, in most cases, paid directly to the customer, unless the customer requests that the funding is paid directly to an employment support provider.</p><p> </p><p>Access to work has recruited additional staff to ensure a high level of customer service. The digital payments portal was introduced in June 2023 and is available for all customers that choose to claim online.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work has received significant increase in payment claims over the last year and have recruited new staff to meet the increased demand and reduce the time it takes to make payments<strong>.</strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL955 HL957 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:33:25 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1676138

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many employment support providers have received support from the Access to Work scheme in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>We do not routinely collect data on the funding provided directly to employment support providers. Access to Work funding is, in most cases, paid directly to the customer, unless the customer requests that the funding is paid directly to an employment support provider.</p><p> </p><p>Access to work has recruited additional staff to ensure a high level of customer service. The digital payments portal was introduced in June 2023 and is available for all customers that choose to claim online.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work has received significant increase in payment claims over the last year and have recruited new staff to meet the increased demand and reduce the time it takes to make payments<strong>.</strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL954 HL955 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:33:25 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig