A question on #AccessToWorkProgramme #Applications tabled by Olly Glover on 03-02-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Access to Work Programme: Applications
Question ID: 1761478
UIN: 28421
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-02-03
Asking Member ID: 5318
Asking Member display name: Olly Glover
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Olly Glover
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress she has made on reducing the time taken for Access to Work applications to be processed.
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Date answered: 2025-02-10
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Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: We are committed to reducing wait times for Access to Work, and we have deployed additional staff to process claims and streamlined our delivery processes. We prioritise applications from customers starting a job in four weeks, and renewals. Access to Wor...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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