Access to Work Programme
(asked on 3rd December 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received the following payment per customer under the Access to Work scheme – a) £0 - £9,999 b) £10,000 - £19,999 c) £20,000 – £29,999 d) £30,000 – £39,999 e) £40,000 - £49,999 f) £50,000 - £59,999 g) £60,000 - £69,999 h) above £70,000.
The table below shows the number of people who received total payment values within each specified band during the 2022/23 to 2024/25 financial years. The figures refer to individuals who received any Access to Work provision.
The figures do not sum to the total due to rounding.
Number of Customers in each Payment Band | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
£0 - £9,999 | 49,380 | 60,240 | 66,300 |
£10,000 - £19,999 | 2,520 | 3,540 | 4,180 |
£20,000 - £29,999 | 1,020 | 1,500 | 1,670 |
£30,000 - £39,999 | 570 | 820 | 870 |
£40,000 - £49,999 | 310 | 470 | 550 |
£50,000 - £59,999 | 240 | 330 | 370 |
£60,000 - £69,999 | 140 | 250 | 210 |
£70,000 + | 40 | 90 | 50 |
Total | 54,210 | 67,240 | 74,190 |