Access to Work Programme
(asked on 24th October 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) recruit and (b) train more Access to Work advisors.
This question was answered on 26th October 2023
There have been several recruitment and redeployment activities this year to increase the AtW Advisor staffing numbers. All of these staff will have comprehensive training when they join AtW to enable them to carry out their role.
- In January 2023 we recruited and redeployed 68 staff.
- During March and April 2023 an additional 25 case workers have been temporarily promoted to deliver the advisor role.
- In November 2023 a further 24 advisors are being redeployed and trained as Access to Work advisors.
- In November 2023 an external recruitment exercise will take place where an additional 25 advisors’ roles are expected to be recruited, where the planning assumption is that these staff will take up their posts by the end of March 2024.