Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the Access to Work scheme backlog.

Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

We are committed to reducing waiting times for Access to Work and are considering the best way to deliver that for customers. We have increased the number of staff processing Access to Work claims and applications from customers who are about to start a job or who are renewing are prioritised.

The Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to get Britain Working’ Green Paper was published on 18 March. Alongside the Access to Work reform proposals introduced in the Green Paper, we are considering further options to reduce the waiting time for customers.

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Found: Having said that, I now invite Baroness Browning to ask the first question.

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