Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average financial value of awards made to people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing for the provision of a communication support worker in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

The average figures for the last five years for awards for the provision of Communication Support Workers from the Access to Work scheme are:

The above figures relate to the provision of Communication Support Workers only and do not include information regarding the provision of BSL interpreters.