Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of changes to Access to Work funding on job coaching and support service providers.

No changes have been made to Access to Work policy, and we will announce any changes prior to them being implemented.

The Department faces significant challenges assessing the effectiveness of Access to Work due to the difficulty in establishing a counterfactual.

We will be reviewing all aspects of the Scheme now that the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation has closed. We are considering responses to the consultation and will set out our plans in due course.

We are continuing to work closely with stakeholders, and in particular disabled people and their representatives, on all aspects of our proposals.