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The average wait time between an individual submitting an Access to Work application and receiving initial contact for the financial year 2023/24 was 36.5 days.<\/p>
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For April 2024 the average time between an individual submitting an Access to Work application and receiving initial contact was 36.9 days.<\/p>
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Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics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>"}
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