<p>In each of the last five years the following number of applications have been received for communication support in job interviews through the access to work scheme:</p><p> </p><p>2019-20 = Not available (info not collected)</p><p>2020-21 = 448</p><p>2021-22 = 708</p><p>2022-23 = 718</p><p>2023-24 = 599</p><p><strong> </strong></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Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics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>