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Closed Review the Access to Work Scheme

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Investigate how the Access to Work scheme is operating. This review should ensure the scheme offers fair and timely support for all disabled people seeking employment.

We believe that a system meant to promote equality could be perpetuating discrimination, inconsistent decisions and what we feel are unreasonable delays, potentially defeating the purpose of the scheme, which is to help disabled people stay in or enter employment. We believe these delays can cause significant financial and emotional distress, and in some cases, it has been reported that they are leading to job losses.

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    Health and disability benefits and employment support: Share your insights with the Government

    The Government has launched a public consultation on its Green Paper: "Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working".

    It covers changes the Government plan to make in this area, including those on the Access to Work Scheme.

    Respond to the consultation by 30 June 2025.

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    The consultation is being run by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), which is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits.

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    This petition will stay open until 5 June 2025.