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Written question asked by Vicky Foxcroft (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 September 2020. It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 September 2020 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Access to Work Programme: Coronavirus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of whether there is a need to increase funding for the Access to Work scheme in response to the increase in the volume of applications to that scheme as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

Answer

Access to Work is a demand-led scheme. The measures that DWP has put in place during the COVID-19 outbreak have allowed the scheme to continue to support both existing and new customers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
77708
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Finance Access to work programme Coronavirus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk